With reserve fuel depleted by multiple inbound holds; B737-300 captain refuses go around directed by tower due to inadequate spacing with heavy jet ahead. Declares emergency and lands on runway 27R.

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Attributes
ACN	720166
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	720166
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had 3 holds on abcd arrival into ZZZ. At approximately 1000 ft AGL; tower instructed us to go around due to inadequate separation with preceding heavy aircraft. Captain advised me to inform tower we were declaring emergency. Tower cleared us to land runway 27R. I agreed with captain's decision that it was safer to land then go around and declare emergency fuel at that point. Landing uneventful. Blocked in with 3.2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WITH RESERVE FUEL DEPLETED BY MULTIPLE INBOUND HOLDS; B737-300 CAPT REFUSES GAR DIRECTED BY TWR DUE TO INADEQUATE SPACING WITH HVY JET AHEAD. DECLARES EMER AND LANDS ON RWY 27R.

Narrative: HAD 3 HOLDS ON ABCD ARR INTO ZZZ. AT APPROX 1000 FT AGL; TWR INSTRUCTED US TO GO AROUND DUE TO INADEQUATE SEPARATION WITH PRECEDING HVY ACFT. CAPT ADVISED ME TO INFORM TWR WE WERE DECLARING EMER. TWR CLRED US TO LAND RWY 27R. I AGREED WITH CAPT'S DECISION THAT IT WAS SAFER TO LAND THEN GO AROUND AND DECLARE EMER FUEL AT THAT POINT. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. BLOCKED IN WITH 3.2.

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.