What happened
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Narrative: uala flight 704, July 5, 1996 was properly dispatched from denver, Colorado to Kansas City, Missouri with 21800 pounds of fuel. Kansas City weather was thin scattered clouds. Denver weather had thunderstorms in the area. The schedule times were: out 1515 (MDT) in 1744 (CDT) 1:29. The actual flight time was: out 1535 (MDT) in 1816 (CDT) 1:41. To avoid the thunderstorms around denver flight 704 was vectored south to the vicinity of pueblo, Colorado prior to turning east toward Kansas City. This vectoring, if continued, would have caused a fuel problem. Anticipating more vectoring captain prosser advised the center of his minimum fuel state in compliance with 5-84 airman's information manual. Captain prosser did not declare an emergency or request priority handling. Kansas City center assigned uala 704 a direct course to Kansas City. The flight arrived twelve minutes over schedule with 9800 pounds of fuel remaining. Captain prosser in this situation did exactly as directed by the airman's information manual.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UALA FLIGHT 704, JULY 5, 1996 WAS PROPERLY DISPATCHED FROM DENVER, COLORADO TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WITH 21800 POUNDS OF FUEL. KANSAS CITY WEATHER WAS THIN SCATTERED CLOUDS. DENVER WEATHER HAD THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE SCHEDULE TIMES WERE: OUT 1515 (MDT) IN 1744 (CDT) 1:29. THE ACTUAL FLIGHT TIME WAS: OUT 1535 (MDT) IN 1816 (CDT) 1:41. TO AVOID THE THUNDERSTORMS AROUND DENVER FLIGHT 704 WAS VECTORED SOUTH TO THE VICINITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO PRIOR TO TURNING EAST TOWARD KANSAS CITY. THIS VECTORING, IF CONTINUED, WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FUEL PROBLEM. ANTICIPATING MORE VECTORING CAPTAIN PROSSER ADVISED THE CENTER OF HIS MINIMUM FUEL STATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH 5-84 AIRMAN'S INFORMATION MANUAL. CAPTAIN PROSSER DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY OR REQUEST PRIORITY HANDLING. KANSAS CITY CENTER ASSIGNED UALA 704 A DIRECT COURSE TO KANSAS CITY. THE FLIGHT ARRIVED TWELVE MINUTES OVER SCHEDULE WITH 9800 POUNDS OF FUEL REMAINING. CAPTAIN PROSSER IN THIS SITUATION DID EXACTLY AS DIRECTED BY THE AIRMAN'S INFORMATION MANUAL.
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