An MD80 flight crew have to declare a low fuel emergency.

Attributes
ACN	602624
Time
Date	200312
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc artcc : eggx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	602624
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Re-route and re-release obtained for fuel. At abi, ATC wanted to continue to turn us west. Low fuel advisory did not impress ATC. Declared emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW HAVE TO DECLARE A LOW FUEL EMER.

Narrative: RE-RTE AND RE-RELEASE OBTAINED FOR FUEL. AT ABI, ATC WANTED TO CONTINUE TO TURN US W. LOW FUEL ADVISORY DID NOT IMPRESS ATC. DECLARED EMER.

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.