<< >> NASA ASRS Report 686100, February 2006

B727 on vectors advised ATC of minimum fuel; questioned sequence and distance to airport; resulting in an ATC declared fuel emergency.

Attributes
ACN	686100
Time
Date	200602
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	686100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On arrival into ZZZ; we were given several altitude assignments; speed restrs; and encountered icing conditions that had a negative impact on our fuel situation. ATIS information indicated landing on runway 22R. I became concerned with traffic flows; as long downwind; base and final legs are common in ZZZ. As we began our descent with center; I stated we were approaching minimum fuel and asked for any shortcuts. When handed off to approach; I asked about flows. He stated to expect 20-30 mi final for runway 22R. I stated we were minimum fuel and asked for shortcuts. When handed off to the next approach controller; I stated minimum fuel and asked for flow and service information. He said expect 20-30 mi final. I stated minimum fuel and he offered a 13 mi final. I said the shorter the better and would take whatever he could give us. He then declared an emergency and cleared other airplanes off the approach and vectored us onto about an 11 mi final. We landed with about 8600 pounds of fuel (reserve was approximately 7100 pounds).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ON VECTORS ADVISED ATC OF MINIMUM FUEL; QUESTIONED SEQUENCE AND DISTANCE TO ARPT; RESULTING IN AN ATC DECLARED FUEL EMER.

Narrative: ON ARR INTO ZZZ; WE WERE GIVEN SEVERAL ALT ASSIGNMENTS; SPD RESTRS; AND ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS THAT HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR FUEL SITUATION. ATIS INFO INDICATED LNDG ON RWY 22R. I BECAME CONCERNED WITH TFC FLOWS; AS LONG DOWNWIND; BASE AND FINAL LEGS ARE COMMON IN ZZZ. AS WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT WITH CTR; I STATED WE WERE APCHING MINIMUM FUEL AND ASKED FOR ANY SHORTCUTS. WHEN HANDED OFF TO APCH; I ASKED ABOUT FLOWS. HE STATED TO EXPECT 20-30 MI FINAL FOR RWY 22R. I STATED WE WERE MINIMUM FUEL AND ASKED FOR SHORTCUTS. WHEN HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT APCH CTLR; I STATED MINIMUM FUEL AND ASKED FOR FLOW AND SVC INFO. HE SAID EXPECT 20-30 MI FINAL. I STATED MINIMUM FUEL AND HE OFFERED A 13 MI FINAL. I SAID THE SHORTER THE BETTER AND WOULD TAKE WHATEVER HE COULD GIVE US. HE THEN DECLARED AN EMER AND CLRED OTHER AIRPLANES OFF THE APCH AND VECTORED US ONTO ABOUT AN 11 MI FINAL. WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 8600 LBS OF FUEL (RESERVE WAS APPROX 7100 LBS).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.