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the direction of Portland Approach in a triangular pattern southeast of the airport at 5,000 ft. The pattern kept that aircraft within about 20 nmi of the airport. (See Figure 1.) -> From about 1744:30 until about 1745:23, the cockpitOpen official document at PDF page 10United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978
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remaining at Portland 13,800 # Throughout the landing delay, Flight 173 remained at 5,000 ft with landing gear down and flaps set at 15°. Under these conditions, the Safety Board estimated that the flight would have been burning fuel atOpen official document at PDF page 16United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978
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fuel on board at the gate in Denver was 46,700 lbs. The fuel remaining at cruise at 35,000 ft was almost identical in both studies. United's calculations of fuel burn rate for the descent from 35,000 ft to the 5,000-ftOpen official document at PDF page 24United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978
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arrived in the Portland area with the preplanned 13,800 lbs of fuel and began its delay at 5,000 ft with about 13,334 lbs. The first problem which faced the captain of Flight 173 was the unsafe landing gear indication duringOpen official document at PDF page 29United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978
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company contingency fuel aboard of about 1 hr. The aircraft began holding about 1712 at 5,000 ft with its gear down; this was about 2 hrs 24 min after it departed Denver. The landing delay covered a period of aboutOpen official document at PDF page 34United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978
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Ibs of fuel on board. Just minutes earlier, at 1748:56, he was made aware that only 5,000 Ibs remained. During the 16 min between the observation of 5,000 Ibs and 1805, the aircraft would consume at least 3,000 Ibs ofOpen official document at PDF page 31United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978