An A320 crew diverted to their altitude and landed with 4600 pounds of fuel after WX rerouting and e...

Attributes
ACN	795866
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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	795866
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Company Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ1 weight restr due to ZZZ1 runway. 177 passenger and fuel at 42000 pounds. ATC rerouted us numerous times. Reroutes added about 200 mi to our routing couple that with WX deviations and holding going into phl we had to divert to ZZZ2 for fuel. Declared minimum fuel. Due to weight restr for a short runway at ZZZ1; flight left for phl with required minimum fuel (15 min hold and 45 min reserve) required for flight with little room for deviation or reroute. Even if WX in phl is good; getting into phl without flow control; holding etc; depends on time of day and is problematical at best. Recommend adding fuel when arrival times at phl concurrent with historical data which indicate that phl arrs are likely to be encumbered by ATC flow control and anticipated holding events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW DIVERTED TO THEIR ALT AND LANDED WITH 4600 LBS OF FUEL AFTER WX REROUTING AND ENROUTE DELAYS ON THE PHL ARRIVAL USED THEIR EXTRA FUEL.

Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ1 WT RESTR DUE TO ZZZ1 RWY. 177 PAX AND FUEL AT 42000 LBS. ATC REROUTED US NUMEROUS TIMES. REROUTES ADDED ABOUT 200 MI TO OUR ROUTING COUPLE THAT WITH WX DEVS AND HOLDING GOING INTO PHL WE HAD TO DIVERT TO ZZZ2 FOR FUEL. DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL. DUE TO WT RESTR FOR A SHORT RWY AT ZZZ1; FLT LEFT FOR PHL WITH REQUIRED MINIMUM FUEL (15 MIN HOLD AND 45 MIN RESERVE) REQUIRED FOR FLT WITH LITTLE ROOM FOR DEV OR REROUTE. EVEN IF WX IN PHL IS GOOD; GETTING INTO PHL WITHOUT FLOW CTL; HOLDING ETC; DEPENDS ON TIME OF DAY AND IS PROBLEMATICAL AT BEST. RECOMMEND ADDING FUEL WHEN ARR TIMES AT PHL CONCURRENT WITH HISTORICAL DATA WHICH INDICATE THAT PHL ARRS ARE LIKELY TO BE ENCUMBERED BY ATC FLOW CTL AND ANTICIPATED HOLDING EVENTS.

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.

An A320 crew diverted to their altitude and landed with 4600 pounds of fuel after WX rerouting and enroute delays on the phl arrival used their extra fuel.