B767-300 flight crew diverts due to WX; fuel becomes critical; declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	701522
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : holding descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	701522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Cleared on arrival ZZZZ1. WX below minimums at ZZZZ1. Started hold with 27K pounds. Held waiting for visibility to improve to minimums. WX for ZZZZ at 6000M at time of divert fuel 16K+ alerted dispatch of divert. Fuel for divert as figured by dispatch 4000 pounds and 39 mins for flight to ZZZZ. Cleared to arrival at ZZZZ told to slow due to other inbounds; FL370. On arrival all is well; but visibility is rapidly dropping to 1500M for runway 15. Runway 10 CAT ii ILS is inoperative. Runway 15 still well above minimums. Slowed back to 190 KTS due to following air carrier Y; also a divert. Given vectors off of arrival by ATC. Communications between air carrier Y and ATC very bad due to different accents and understanding of what each wants. Fuel now below 10K. All should have been very easy; except for air carrier Y. Relayed need for approach to ATC; advised WX now below minimums. All occurred in less than 45 mins. Advised ATC of need for approach. ATC busy with air carrier Y. Told ATC to hold and climb to 8000 ft. Had visual conditions of what ZZZZ was doing. Told ATC; 'unable and declaring emergency due to fuel.' ATC asks for our and air carrier Y's fuel endurance. ATC gets busy with air carrier Y again. We tell ATC 'mayday; mayday; mayday; starting approach for runway 15 ILS cleared for ILS to runway 15.' break out just above minimums and visibility 800-1000M. Advise tower of WX; air carrier Y lands after us. Taxi to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 FLT CREW DIVERTS DUE TO WX; FUEL BECOMES CRITICAL; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: CLRED ON ARR ZZZZ1. WX BELOW MINIMUMS AT ZZZZ1. STARTED HOLD WITH 27K LBS. HELD WAITING FOR VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE TO MINIMUMS. WX FOR ZZZZ AT 6000M AT TIME OF DIVERT FUEL 16K+ ALERTED DISPATCH OF DIVERT. FUEL FOR DIVERT AS FIGURED BY DISPATCH 4000 LBS AND 39 MINS FOR FLT TO ZZZZ. CLRED TO ARR AT ZZZZ TOLD TO SLOW DUE TO OTHER INBOUNDS; FL370. ON ARR ALL IS WELL; BUT VISIBILITY IS RAPIDLY DROPPING TO 1500M FOR RWY 15. RWY 10 CAT II ILS IS INOP. RWY 15 STILL WELL ABOVE MINIMUMS. SLOWED BACK TO 190 KTS DUE TO FOLLOWING ACR Y; ALSO A DIVERT. GIVEN VECTORS OFF OF ARR BY ATC. COMS BTWN ACR Y AND ATC VERY BAD DUE TO DIFFERENT ACCENTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EACH WANTS. FUEL NOW BELOW 10K. ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY; EXCEPT FOR ACR Y. RELAYED NEED FOR APCH TO ATC; ADVISED WX NOW BELOW MINIMUMS. ALL OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 45 MINS. ADVISED ATC OF NEED FOR APCH. ATC BUSY WITH ACR Y. TOLD ATC TO HOLD AND CLB TO 8000 FT. HAD VISUAL CONDITIONS OF WHAT ZZZZ WAS DOING. TOLD ATC; 'UNABLE AND DECLARING EMER DUE TO FUEL.' ATC ASKS FOR OUR AND ACR Y'S FUEL ENDURANCE. ATC GETS BUSY WITH ACR Y AGAIN. WE TELL ATC 'MAYDAY; MAYDAY; MAYDAY; STARTING APCH FOR RWY 15 ILS CLRED FOR ILS TO RWY 15.' BREAK OUT JUST ABOVE MINIMUMS AND VISIBILITY 800-1000M. ADVISE TWR OF WX; ACR Y LANDS AFTER US. TAXI TO GATE.

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.