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B757 flight crew, after diverting to alternate due to below minimum WX at destination, encounters below minimums WX at alternate, declares an emergency and returns to spim.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spim.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 583814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 583815 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
WX was reported below minimums at taxiway left and forecast to remain below minimums for 2 hours. Decision was made to divert to pisco which was reporting VFR. At MDA runway was not in sight and go around was executed. An emergency was declared for fuel considerations. Flight returned to taxiway left and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW, AFTER DIVERTING TO ALTERNATE DUE TO BELOW MINIMUM WX AT DEST, ENCOUNTERS BELOW MINIMUMS WX AT ALTERNATE, DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURNS TO SPIM.
Narrative: WX WAS RPTED BELOW MINIMUMS AT TXWY L AND FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW MINIMUMS FOR 2 HRS. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO PISCO WHICH WAS RPTING VFR. AT MDA RWY WAS NOT IN SIGHT AND GAR WAS EXECUTED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED FOR FUEL CONSIDERATIONS. FLT RETURNED TO TXWY L AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.