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After declaring min fuel; a CRJ200 given a series of holding delays was told by ATC that the crew should declare an emergency because of a low fuel state.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 796273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 530 |
| ASRS Report | 796273 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A flight departing out ZZZ1 for ZZZ was given a wheels up time after pushback. They were later given a rerte and released. Once airborne; they were instructed to hold at intersection. They were given another rerte which took them up to ZZZ2 center's airspace. A hold at ZZZ3 was then given as ZZZ2 couldn't accept them. Before they reached ZZZ3 the intersection route opened up again; so they were given direct intersection only to hold again. The captain talked to dispatch and agreed on a 'bingo' fuel number. The flight was cleared out of the hold at the same time 'bingo' fuel was reached. They informed the controller of the situation and was asked if they were minimum fuel. The crew decided to call minimum fuel. Further down the line; another controller asked how much fuel they had on board. The crew responded with 41 mins. The controller implied that they were at emergency fuel and that they needed to declare an emergency. The crew responded with declaring emergency fuel and was given direct ZZZ. They landed with 2100 pounds of fuel on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DECLARING MIN FUEL; A CRJ200 GIVEN A SERIES OF HOLDING DELAYS WAS TOLD BY ATC THAT THE CREW SHOULD DECLARE AN EMER BECAUSE OF A LOW FUEL STATE.
Narrative: A FLT DEPARTING OUT ZZZ1 FOR ZZZ WAS GIVEN A WHEELS UP TIME AFTER PUSHBACK. THEY WERE LATER GIVEN A RERTE AND RELEASED. ONCE AIRBORNE; THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AT INTXN. THEY WERE GIVEN ANOTHER RERTE WHICH TOOK THEM UP TO ZZZ2 CTR'S AIRSPACE. A HOLD AT ZZZ3 WAS THEN GIVEN AS ZZZ2 COULDN'T ACCEPT THEM. BEFORE THEY REACHED ZZZ3 THE INTXN RTE OPENED UP AGAIN; SO THEY WERE GIVEN DIRECT INTXN ONLY TO HOLD AGAIN. THE CAPT TALKED TO DISPATCH AND AGREED ON A 'BINGO' FUEL NUMBER. THE FLT WAS CLRED OUT OF THE HOLD AT THE SAME TIME 'BINGO' FUEL WAS REACHED. THEY INFORMED THE CTLR OF THE SITUATION AND WAS ASKED IF THEY WERE MINIMUM FUEL. THE CREW DECIDED TO CALL MINIMUM FUEL. FURTHER DOWN THE LINE; ANOTHER CTLR ASKED HOW MUCH FUEL THEY HAD ON BOARD. THE CREW RESPONDED WITH 41 MINS. THE CTLR IMPLIED THAT THEY WERE AT EMER FUEL AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO DECLARE AN EMER. THE CREW RESPONDED WITH DECLARING EMER FUEL AND WAS GIVEN DIRECT ZZZ. THEY LANDED WITH 2100 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD.
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.