<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1427097, February 2017

Air carrier flight crew reported that the FAF altitude for the VOR DME runway 25 at mrlb is below 1000 feet AGL and will cause an unstabilized approach if the aircraft is not configured for landing prior to leaving 1300 MSL.

Attributes
ACN	1427097
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MRLB.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Type 72
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

Full approach was loaded into FMS after runway change was given. PF called field in sight and pm notified ATC. Visual approach has was given. Crew agreed to activate vectors; and followed 3 degree slope to the final approach fix. This fix will take the aircraft well below the visual approach profile. Pm noticed the low altitude and PF started to level and continued to configure and continued approach. When flying a visual approach; the crew should follow the visual approach profile and not expect every FAF to give an altitude that will allow for a stabilized approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported that the FAF altitude for the VOR DME Runway 25 at MRLB is below 1000 feet AGL and will cause an unstabilized approach if the aircraft is not configured for landing prior to leaving 1300 MSL.

Narrative: Full approach was loaded into FMS after runway change was given. PF called field in sight and PM notified ATC. Visual approach has was given. Crew agreed to activate vectors; and followed 3 degree slope to the final approach fix. This fix will take the aircraft well below the visual approach profile. PM noticed the low altitude and PF started to level and continued to configure and continued approach. When flying a visual approach; the crew should follow the visual approach profile and not expect every FAF to give an altitude that will allow for a stabilized approach.

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