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E145 flight crew declared minimum fuel emergency, unable to divert to alternate and landed at shv with 1700 pounds of fuel remaining.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569567 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : shv.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : shv.tracon tower : rno.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 569567 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 569693 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Flew from orf to iah. Upon arrival, iah WX was below minimums. After holding, declared minimum fuel, and after checking with dispatch, redirected to shreveport. WX in shv was 7 mi/300 ft broken. Upon arrival in shv terminal area, WX was reported as 2000 ft touchdown zone RVR. On downwind RVR decreased to 1200 ft touchdown zone. The decision was made that continuing to another alternate was not feasible with current fuel. Emergency was declared and continued for landing in shv. Landed safely with no problems. Landing fuel was 1700 pounds. Supplemental information from acn 569693: this was caused by a long flight and rapidly deteriorating WX conditions. We have FMS with WX and ATIS capabilities and dispatch to consult with. I feel as though all was done to proceed safely and the best decisions that could be made, were made. While we did break minimums, it did appear to be the safest course of action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLC DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL EMER, UNABLE TO DIVERT TO ALTERNATE AND LANDED AT SHV WITH 1700 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING.
Narrative: FLEW FROM ORF TO IAH. UPON ARR, IAH WX WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. AFTER HOLDING, DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL, AND AFTER CHKING WITH DISPATCH, REDIRECTED TO SHREVEPORT. WX IN SHV WAS 7 MI/300 FT BROKEN. UPON ARR IN SHV TERMINAL AREA, WX WAS RPTED AS 2000 FT TOUCHDOWN ZONE RVR. ON DOWNWIND RVR DECREASED TO 1200 FT TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE DECISION WAS MADE THAT CONTINUING TO ANOTHER ALTERNATE WAS NOT FEASIBLE WITH CURRENT FUEL. EMER WAS DECLARED AND CONTINUED FOR LNDG IN SHV. LANDED SAFELY WITH NO PROBS. LNDG FUEL WAS 1700 LBS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 569693: THIS WAS CAUSED BY A LONG FLT AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS. WE HAVE FMS WITH WX AND ATIS CAPABILITIES AND DISPATCH TO CONSULT WITH. I FEEL AS THOUGH ALL WAS DONE TO PROCEED SAFELY AND THE BEST DECISIONS THAT COULD BE MADE, WERE MADE. WHILE WE DID BREAK MINIMUMS, IT DID APPEAR TO BE THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION.
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.