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A high minimums B717 flight crew had to divert to an undeclared alternate; thus triggering fuel concerns.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 949289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were unable to land at our destination due to low ceilings and visibility. [We] proceeded to a new destination upon consulting with dispatcher. Arrived with 5.5 of fuel remaining and felt that declaring emergency due to low fuel was the only way to not encounter double downwind vectors that would invariably result in lower fuel at the initiation of the approach and possible missed with who knows how little by then. Declared emergency shot approach to the runway and proceeded to the gate without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A high minimums B717 flight crew had to divert to an undeclared alternate; thus triggering fuel concerns.
Narrative: We were unable to land at our destination due to low ceilings and visibility. [We] proceeded to a new destination upon consulting with Dispatcher. Arrived with 5.5 of fuel remaining and felt that declaring emergency due to low fuel was the only way to not encounter double downwind vectors that would invariably result in lower fuel at the initiation of the approach and possible missed with who knows how little by then. Declared emergency shot approach to the runway and proceeded to the gate without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.