Erj 170 flight was given reroute and arrived at destination with min fuel.

Attributes
ACN	775067
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170
ASRS Report	775067
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Reported for flight and found no required alternate on release. I called to amend release to add alternate and was given hou and tnkr was reduced to 610 from 1254 and given 644 for alternate. En route we were given a reroute and I ACARS'ed dispatch the new route. I was given a new min fuel and an ok to proceed. Our fuel level was getting lower and the projected fuel load at landing on the FMS showed 2500 pounds. During the flight I constantly asked ATC if there are any delays going in to iah and was told no delays and at 3000 pounds I declared min fuel with ATC. We landed with 2560 pounds on board. Dispatch should have had an alternate on the release and I believe we were given incorrect min fuel from dispatch on our reroute.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter indicated that his request for an alternate was granted; but the alternate fuel was merely taken out of his tanker; or contingency fuel; so the fuel on board remained the same. The reporter stated that the company recently informed the pilots that it is carefully monitoring fuel loads and it reiterated the fuel remaining figure for flight crews to declare minimum and emergency fuel. The reporter indicated that he diverted to an alternate the previous week when he was no longer able to remain in the holding pattern waiting for an approach clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERJ 170 FLT WAS GIVEN REROUTE AND ARRIVED AT DEST WITH MIN FUEL.

Narrative: REPORTED FOR FLT AND FOUND NO REQUIRED ALTERNATE ON RELEASE. I CALLED TO AMEND RELEASE TO ADD ALTERNATE AND WAS GIVEN HOU AND TNKR WAS REDUCED TO 610 FROM 1254 AND GIVEN 644 FOR ALTERNATE. ENRTE WE WERE GIVEN A REROUTE AND I ACARS'ED DISPATCH THE NEW RTE. I WAS GIVEN A NEW MIN FUEL AND AN OK TO PROCEED. OUR FUEL LEVEL WAS GETTING LOWER AND THE PROJECTED FUEL LOAD AT LANDING ON THE FMS SHOWED 2500 LBS. DURING THE FLT I CONSTANTLY ASKED ATC IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS GOING IN TO IAH AND WAS TOLD NO DELAYS AND AT 3000 LBS I DECLARED MIN FUEL WITH ATC. WE LANDED WITH 2560 LBS ON BOARD. DISPATCH SHOULD HAVE HAD AN ALTERNATE ON THE RELEASE AND I BELIEVE WE WERE GIVEN INCORRECT MIN FUEL FROM DISPATCH ON OUR REROUTE.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT HIS REQUEST FOR AN ALTERNATE WAS GRANTED; BUT THE ALTERNATE FUEL WAS MERELY TAKEN OUT OF HIS TANKER; OR CONTINGENCY FUEL; SO THE FUEL ON BOARD REMAINED THE SAME. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE COMPANY RECENTLY INFORMED THE PLTS THAT IT IS CAREFULLY MONITORING FUEL LOADS AND IT REITERATED THE FUEL REMAINING FIGURE FOR FLT CREWS TO DECLARE MINIMUM AND EMER FUEL. THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT HE DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE THE PREVIOUS WEEK WHEN HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO REMAIN IN THE HOLDING PATTERN WAITING FOR AN APCH CLRNC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.