MD80 declares emergency and diverts to nearest suitable airport due to excessive fuel burn/loss.

Attributes
ACN	794050
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	794050
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quant gauges other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Fuel was 6000 pounds less than scheduled fuel at abc intersection. Declared an emergency and diverted to ZZZ. Descent; approach and landing were uneventful. Crash fire rescue equipment was alerted to possible fuel leak and followed aircraft to gate. ZZZ maintenance said this aircraft had a history of fuel problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DECLARES EMERGENCY AND DIVERTS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT DUE TO EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN/LOSS.

Narrative: FUEL WAS 6000 LBS LESS THAN SCHEDULED FUEL AT ABC INTXN. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. DSCNT; APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. CFR WAS ALERTED TO POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AND FOLLOWED ACFT TO GATE. ZZZ MAINT SAID THIS ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL PROBS.

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.