Narrative:

Flight XXX using radio call sign XXX from sfo to ewr on jan/xx/02 in a B767-200 declared a fuel emergency 10 NM from touchdown at ewr. Flight XXX landed safely after the emergency fuel declaration and taxied to the gate without further incident. The initial flight plan called for a fuel load of 55.0 which should have put us on the ground at ewr with 12.4. Although the WX was forecasted as VMC, I know that ewr often incurs lengthy delays, so I elected to bump up the fuel by 3.0 to 58.0. I planned on arriving in the new york area in a B767 with 15.0 to absorb holds and diverts to be on the ground with 12.0 which would be reduced to fpl fuel of 9.0 in the event of a go around. On arrival, ZOB rerted us north and then held us at helon intersection. We entered hold with 14.0. After 2 turns, we were down to 12.5, declared minimum fuel and a divert to jfk after conferring with dispatch. ATC then offered to get us into ewr ahead of the line-up. We were vectored north then back to sparta at 250 KTS and 13000 ft. We arrived sparta which is 30 mi out with 10.0. We reported minimum fuel again with the next controller. He said that we were now #11 to land. Down to 9.8 we again reported minimum fuel and could not accept any delay. ATC then gave us a vector toward the localizer for runway 22L. ATC then told us that he needed to vector us through the localizer for spacing. We are now at 9.5 and could not accept this turn and still be on the ground with 9.0 fleet planned landing fuel. We declined the vector and declared an emergency 10 NM out with the field in sight. We flew the ILS to the runway 22L and landed with 9.1.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200 CREW, ENRTE TO EWR, DECLARED A 'MINIMUM FUEL' ADVISORY INITIALLY, THEN DECLARED AN 'EMER' WHEN A LOW FUEL SIT REQUIRED IT.

Narrative: FLT XXX USING RADIO CALL SIGN XXX FROM SFO TO EWR ON JAN/XX/02 IN A B767-200 DECLARED A FUEL EMER 10 NM FROM TOUCHDOWN AT EWR. FLT XXX LANDED SAFELY AFTER THE EMER FUEL DECLARATION AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INITIAL FLT PLAN CALLED FOR A FUEL LOAD OF 55.0 WHICH SHOULD HAVE PUT US ON THE GND AT EWR WITH 12.4. ALTHOUGH THE WX WAS FORECASTED AS VMC, I KNOW THAT EWR OFTEN INCURS LENGTHY DELAYS, SO I ELECTED TO BUMP UP THE FUEL BY 3.0 TO 58.0. I PLANNED ON ARRIVING IN THE NEW YORK AREA IN A B767 WITH 15.0 TO ABSORB HOLDS AND DIVERTS TO BE ON THE GND WITH 12.0 WHICH WOULD BE REDUCED TO FPL FUEL OF 9.0 IN THE EVENT OF A GAR. ON ARR, ZOB RERTED US N AND THEN HELD US AT HELON INTXN. WE ENTERED HOLD WITH 14.0. AFTER 2 TURNS, WE WERE DOWN TO 12.5, DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND A DIVERT TO JFK AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH. ATC THEN OFFERED TO GET US INTO EWR AHEAD OF THE LINE-UP. WE WERE VECTORED N THEN BACK TO SPARTA AT 250 KTS AND 13000 FT. WE ARRIVED SPARTA WHICH IS 30 MI OUT WITH 10.0. WE RPTED MINIMUM FUEL AGAIN WITH THE NEXT CTLR. HE SAID THAT WE WERE NOW #11 TO LAND. DOWN TO 9.8 WE AGAIN RPTED MINIMUM FUEL AND COULD NOT ACCEPT ANY DELAY. ATC THEN GAVE US A VECTOR TOWARD THE LOC FOR RWY 22L. ATC THEN TOLD US THAT HE NEEDED TO VECTOR US THROUGH THE LOC FOR SPACING. WE ARE NOW AT 9.5 AND COULD NOT ACCEPT THIS TURN AND STILL BE ON THE GND WITH 9.0 FLEET PLANNED LNDG FUEL. WE DECLINED THE VECTOR AND DECLARED AN EMER 10 NM OUT WITH THE FIELD IN SIGHT. WE FLEW THE ILS TO THE RWY 22L AND LANDED WITH 9.1.

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.