Medium large transport missed approach, declared emergency and proceeded to alternate for fuel.

Attributes
ACN	98758
Time
Date	198811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	98758
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed approach from fresno air terminal assigned to 3000' experienced vibration, control problem. Elected higher altitude for safety. Climbed to 4000', then 10000 for vectors. Declared emergency. Subsequently eliminated vibration and continued out of area to edwards AFB for refueling. During all segments we were VFR +30 visibility and aware of aircraft in area. Turned right to lax and climbed to 17000 also because of low fuel had to divert to edwards AFB to refuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG MISSED APCH, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO ALTERNATE FOR FUEL.

Narrative: MISSED APCH FROM FRESNO AIR TERMINAL ASSIGNED TO 3000' EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, CONTROL PROBLEM. ELECTED HIGHER ALT FOR SAFETY. CLIMBED TO 4000', THEN 10000 FOR VECTORS. DECLARED EMER. SUBSEQUENTLY ELIMINATED VIBRATION AND CONTINUED OUT OF AREA TO EDWARDS AFB FOR REFUELING. DURING ALL SEGMENTS WE WERE VFR +30 VISIBILITY AND AWARE OF ACFT IN AREA. TURNED RIGHT TO LAX AND CLIMBED TO 17000 ALSO BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL HAD TO DIVERT TO EDWARDS AFB TO REFUEL.

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.