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B737-400 flight crew declares minimum fuel; requests divert to alternate; emergency declared by tower and flight crew lands.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 731922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 731922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Evidently ATC understood and declared emergency for us as we only declared min fuel. Holding en route to ZZZ on arrival; after sequenced holds was given new alternate of ZZZ1. Efc changed numerous times and after accepting new alternate from dispatch; declared 'min fuel' on planned last turn in holding and relayed new alternate was ZZZ1. Approach said stand by and would try to work us in ZZZ. Subsequently they would have to give further delay; so at that time approach cleared us to ZZZ1 and the given arrival. When turned for intercept; approach asked for fuel and passenger on board. We concurred and queried that we did not declare an emergency; only min fuel. Were switched to tower and tower stated they declared the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 FLT CREW DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL; REQUESTS DIVERT TO ALTERNATE; EMER DECLARED BY TOWER AND FLT CREW LANDS.
Narrative: EVIDENTLY ATC UNDERSTOOD AND DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR US AS WE ONLY DECLARED MIN FUEL. HOLDING ENRTE TO ZZZ ON ARRIVAL; AFTER SEQUENCED HOLDS WAS GIVEN NEW ALTERNATE OF ZZZ1. EFC CHANGED NUMEROUS TIMES AND AFTER ACCEPTING NEW ALTERNATE FROM DISPATCH; DECLARED 'MIN FUEL' ON PLANNED LAST TURN IN HOLDING AND RELAYED NEW ALTERNATE WAS ZZZ1. APCH SAID STAND BY AND WOULD TRY TO WORK US IN ZZZ. SUBSEQUENTLY THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE FURTHER DELAY; SO AT THAT TIME APCH CLEARED US TO ZZZ1 AND THE GIVEN ARRIVAL. WHEN TURNED FOR INTERCEPT; APCH ASKED FOR FUEL AND PAX ON BOARD. WE CONCURRED AND QUERIED THAT WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; ONLY MIN FUEL. WERE SWITCHED TO TWR AND TOWER STATED THEY DECLARED THE EMERGENCY.
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.