EMB135 flight crew lands with minimum fuel at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	714472
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : radds
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Light	Night Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival : holding pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	714472
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

ATC issued 20 mins of holding over radds intersection into jfk at FL270. Volume of traffic was the reason. We were released from holding with 200 pounds of holding fuel remaining. We had no alternate and 300 pounds additional fuel in our release. The next center advised to expect more holding. We declined and began planning for a diversion to bwi or phl. The controller checked with ZNY and they allowed us to continue without further delay. We landed with 1680 pounds of fuel in jfk. We need to carry more fuel into hub airports for unexpected delays as this was. The WX was perfect; winds were 270 degrees at 8 KTS on ground in jfk. There was no reason to be delayed except for the volume of traffic which as a flight crew we cannot anticipate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB135 FLT CREW LANDS WITH MINIMUM FUEL AT JFK.

Narrative: ATC ISSUED 20 MINS OF HOLDING OVER RADDS INTXN INTO JFK AT FL270. VOLUME OF TFC WAS THE REASON. WE WERE RELEASED FROM HOLDING WITH 200 LBS OF HOLDING FUEL REMAINING. WE HAD NO ALTERNATE AND 300 LBS ADDITIONAL FUEL IN OUR RELEASE. THE NEXT CTR ADVISED TO EXPECT MORE HOLDING. WE DECLINED AND BEGAN PLANNING FOR A DIVERSION TO BWI OR PHL. THE CTLR CHKED WITH ZNY AND THEY ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. WE LANDED WITH 1680 LBS OF FUEL IN JFK. WE NEED TO CARRY MORE FUEL INTO HUB ARPTS FOR UNEXPECTED DELAYS AS THIS WAS. THE WX WAS PERFECT; WINDS WERE 270 DEGS AT 8 KTS ON GND IN JFK. THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE DELAYED EXCEPT FOR THE VOLUME OF TFC WHICH AS A FLT CREW WE CANNOT ANTICIPATE.

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.