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Medium large transport flight crew advised ARTCC that it only had 5 minutes holding fuel, was given priority handling and later approach controller declared it an emergency situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 88224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198805 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 88224 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Medium large transport departure phf destination pit. Fuel load 14500#. Over mgw cle center gave 360 degree turn and advised expect further holding delay. Captain advised center that flight had only 5 min holding fuel. Cle center reclred flight to mgw and depart on 360 degree heading, then contact pit approach control. Initial contact made west/O further comment. 3-4 mins later pit approach stated they were declaring emergency condition on medium large transport due to low fuel. Captain said, 'no emergency,' only insufficient holding fuel. Flight landed (west/O further comment from approach) in normal sequence with other aircraft. Fuel on board at gate 8400 pounds. I believe approach control overstepped there job in declaring emergency and filing low fuel landing report to local FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLT CREW ADVISED ARTCC THAT IT ONLY HAD 5 MINUTES HOLDING FUEL, WAS GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING AND LATER APCH CTLR DECLARED IT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Narrative: MLG DEP PHF DEST PIT. FUEL LOAD 14500#. OVER MGW CLE CENTER GAVE 360 DEG TURN AND ADVISED EXPECT FURTHER HOLDING DELAY. CAPT ADVISED CENTER THAT FLT HAD ONLY 5 MIN HOLDING FUEL. CLE CENTER RECLRED FLT TO MGW AND DEPART ON 360 DEG HDG, THEN CONTACT PIT APCH CTL. INITIAL CONTACT MADE W/O FURTHER COMMENT. 3-4 MINS LATER PIT APCH STATED THEY WERE DECLARING EMER CONDITION ON MLG DUE TO LOW FUEL. CAPT SAID, 'NO EMER,' ONLY INSUFFICIENT HOLDING FUEL. FLT LANDED (W/O FURTHER COMMENT FROM APCH) IN NORMAL SEQUENCE WITH OTHER ACFT. FUEL ON BOARD AT GATE 8400 LBS. I BELIEVE APCH CTL OVERSTEPPED THERE JOB IN DECLARING EMER AND FILING LOW FUEL LNDG RPT TO LCL FAA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.