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B737-300 flight crew reports a low fuel and emergency declaration after a missed approach at tus due to windshear alert. Makes a diversion to and lands at phx, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Turbulence Windshear |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tracon : p50.tracon tower : phx.tower tower : tus.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 613067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : windshear alert other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
At 1500 ft AGL on final approach to tus runway 11L, received a windshear alert. Performed windshear recovery procedure as per procedure. Diverted to phx due to low fuel. Declared emergency fuel with ZAB. Landed without further incident. Fob phx 3.3 block in. Filed report on mar/wed/04, in error. Thunderstorms were not in forecast and no alternate was required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW RPTS A LOW FUEL AND EMER DECLARATION AFTER A MISSED APCH AT TUS DUE TO WINDSHEAR ALERT. MAKES A DIVERSION TO AND LANDS AT PHX, AZ.
Narrative: AT 1500 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH TO TUS RWY 11L, RECEIVED A WINDSHEAR ALERT. PERFORMED WINDSHEAR RECOVERY PROC AS PER PROC. DIVERTED TO PHX DUE TO LOW FUEL. DECLARED EMER FUEL WITH ZAB. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOB PHX 3.3 BLOCK IN. FILED RPT ON MAR/WED/04, IN ERROR. TSTMS WERE NOT IN FORECAST AND NO ALTERNATE WAS REQUIRED.
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.