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Dornier 328 flight crew declared minimum fuel when after extensive holding, and 2 attempted ILS approachs, they declared minimum fuel and were vectored to their alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon tower : dca.tower tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 228-100/200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 600 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 501430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from pwn to dca, flight was put into a hold over balance due to changing runway confign at dca. We held for 25 mins before being vectored. Due to heavy traffic, we then received extensive vectors for the ILS to runway 1. Cleared for the approach, we broke out 400-500 ft AGL. An aircraft was cleared for takeoff, but did not clear the runway forcing us to go around. As we had about 1400 pounds of fuel on board (approximately 1 hour), we immediately declared minimum fuel and were immediately revectored for approach. After switching over to tower on second approach, we discovered winds were beyond our landing limits (tailwind). We could not accept the approach and asked to get vectors for iad as it was the closest airport. Approach and landing at iad were with out incident. Total fuel on board at landing was 970 pounds which is just at or slightly below 45 min reserves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DORNIER 328 FLC DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WHEN AFTER EXTENSIVE HOLDING, AND 2 ATTEMPTED ILS APCHS, THEY DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND WERE VECTORED TO THEIR ALTERNATE.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM PWN TO DCA, FLT WAS PUT INTO A HOLD OVER BAL DUE TO CHANGING RWY CONFIGN AT DCA. WE HELD FOR 25 MINS BEFORE BEING VECTORED. DUE TO HVY TFC, WE THEN RECEIVED EXTENSIVE VECTORS FOR THE ILS TO RWY 1. CLRED FOR THE APCH, WE BROKE OUT 400-500 FT AGL. AN ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, BUT DID NOT CLR THE RWY FORCING US TO GO AROUND. AS WE HAD ABOUT 1400 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD (APPROX 1 HR), WE IMMEDIATELY DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND WERE IMMEDIATELY REVECTORED FOR APCH. AFTER SWITCHING OVER TO TWR ON SECOND APCH, WE DISCOVERED WINDS WERE BEYOND OUR LNDG LIMITS (TAILWIND). WE COULD NOT ACCEPT THE APCH AND ASKED TO GET VECTORS FOR IAD AS IT WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT. APCH AND LNDG AT IAD WERE WITH OUT INCIDENT. TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD AT LNDG WAS 970 LBS WHICH IS JUST AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 45 MIN RESERVES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.