Delta Airbus A320 Almost RUN OUT OF FUEL during an emergency at JFK Airport. REAL ATC

On May 31, 2024.
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A320-211 registration N320US, performing flight DAL1166 from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport(KJFK) being on final at Kennedy Airport reported flight control issue, declared an emergency and requested delay vectors in the area to work out the problem. While there were running through the checklist the flight crew declared minimum fuel and requested landing at Kennedy Airport.
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[@fulano86]

Can't believe all these comments about DEI and such, had there been two male pilots saying exactly the same things as the female pilots said, the comment section would've been filled up with praise about how great the pilots and the communication was. They handled it safely, ran through the required checklists, didn't hesitate to declare an emergency while also declaring min fuel, and got the airplane safely down on the ground. Fox News truly are rotting people's minds. Incredible.

[@wal707]

Strong in this comment session misogyny and ageism are.

[@GreatDataVideos]

Good, clear communication from both pilots and controllers.

[@ramon3221]

min fuel means still fuel for 45 mins holding and fuel to alternate left, so almost out of fuel is a bit of exaggeration

[@jon.limjap]

The emergency was NOTHING about min fuel, it just so happened they hit min fuel while dealing with the actual problem (slats malfunction)

[@Jimmietwotimes]

If I saw my plane keep circling instead of landing, I'd have to be dragged off the plane in a wheelbarrow from anxiety and fright.

[@timdeif9626]

This is no criticism but a breakdown. 1st This has nothing to do with being female or not, I see it all the time with male and/or female In the simulator, this is just human none technical skills. This is about situational awareness, knowledge, application of procedures, decision-making, workload management, and time management. A slat fault or a flaps fault does not require or justify any emergency declaration. It requires a long, stabilized approach and adherence to the ECAM or the QRH. The issues with such a fault are fuel penalty and icing conditions (if there is ice, pilots shall minimize flight time in icing conditions with this fault as that will impact the fuel penalty even more, fuel flow should be monitored). With this fault, we are talking about an extra fuel burn of 60%. With about 5400LBS on board, I guess they were already very close to the minimum diversion fuel. An emergency is always declared when the fuel is below Final Fuel Reserve or there is a loss of aircraft control in this situation. Then, The controller offered the crew the option to hold close to the runway, but the crew declined it and received radar vectors which implicates more track miles and that changed the whole dynamic of the flight because of the fuel falling within the required diversion fuel. In the end, I see this as a company training standard that should be reviewed. But in no circumstances this shall be attributed to female only! Men do the same as well. At the end of the day a situation never happens like the book. The crew brought back the plane, passengers and cargo safe and sound.

[@Will-yz7oi]

This crew landed safely after declaring nearing the destination, landed and rolled out safely, exiting on a suitable taxiway. I'd call this a good job. Now, it is possible to deconstruct this and with hindsight analyze it, finding a few in-flight planning improvements. But in reality, no flight crew is expecting to have an unusual flight control problem occur seemingly out of nowhere! Sometimes the rare problem can appear at random, and then the crew has to make everything good. This flight crew did great. I will add (as a male FI with 25 yrs of experience) that female pilots have it hard. They are second guessed by men and end up proving themselves every time they put on the uniform, and they know it. I'd feel very safe flying in the back with this crew up front.

[@barz1221]

Didn’t know there were so many airline pilot in this comment section.. lol

[@davidhandyman7571]

As a non-pilot, non-ATC, I thought everyone did a good job and got that plane on the ground safely.

[@user-ot7mu7ny1k]

Min fuel is not “almost out of fuel”…

[@phillipmckie4913]

Declaring minimum fuel means ... no delay. A flight control issue sometimes requires analysis in order to determine aircraft performance. Airbus has a long system checklist and troubleshooting procedures. Boeing has a shorter checklist. Pilots must perform the correct PDMP as well as proper CRM in order to ensure securing the emergency. Also SOPs and company procedures also has a hand in the game.

[@gerhardwesp3995]

"One departure prior to your arrival' in a

[@Ifly96]

ATC clearing another departure prior to the arrival of an emergency min fuel aircraft is wild. Not sure what the regs are but if that departing aircraft had a malfunction the A320 would have to do some unstable stuff to get down.

[@navajojohn9448]

They told ATC they had 5400 hundred pounds of fuel (805 gals) and that is about 1 hour fuel at that altitude. A320 onboard low fuel warning system alerts when a tank gets down 750kg and the two tanks would mean 1500 kg remaining and AB budgets 1200 kg for 30 minutes flying at 1500 feet.

[@gunhog11]

Handled pretty routinely and well done by the crew here. Suck part is getting the slat issue near the end of the flight. Airliners don't often tanker alot of extra fuel for no reason, so they often have the required legal amount plus some. When an emergency happens near the end of the flight, there's not always a ton of time to work it, so its logical they might get near the amount of fuel deemed "minimum fuel" in Delta's FOM. The min fuel call and the emergency declaration are two separate situations. Is this situation some added workload? Of course, as its an emergency procedure that needs to be ran. But the crew did fine flying the aircraft, managing the emergency, keeping ATC informed, and recovering the airplane to a safe landing.

[@ScuuBdoo]

Who types the text for these videos?. There are mistakes from what I've seen on nearly every video. At

[@hatpeach1]

A "Minimum Fuel" call is common. Not sure why the click bait title.

[@BernhardWelzel]

Fun exercise: 1. Read the comments. 2. assume how many of the "sim top guns" are just have an issue because it is a female crew. 3. when in doubled, listen to some of the most outrages ATC calls where a male crew almost get everybody killed and then read the comments: compare.

[@bartsolari5035]

By a strange deus ex machina intervention DL1166 suddenly found itself on short final for 31L. Good CRM, as the pilots were deeply involved with JFK approach radio communication the cabin crew was going thru the ck list with the slats anamoly since passengers in 19A and 19F were able to cross refernence a symetrical positioning and No anamoly with the slats. Wow, that was a close one!!!