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B737-700 captain reported a track deviation occurred on the RNAV 17R approach to den. Reporter cited a late clearance change as contributing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1561359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 723 Flight Crew Type 9800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We anticipated the RNAV approach 16R into den. We briefed and loaded this approach. At roughly 15;000 ft MSL we encountered moderate turbulence which caught us off guard; as there were no prior reports of this. I left the frequency to advise the flight attendants to take their seats. It was at this time ATC changed our approach to the RNAV 17R. My first officer loaded this approach into the FMC. ATC also requested us to maintain 280 knots task loading us. Once we were cleared for the RNAV approach I failed to notice we forgot to join the approach from qwike. The next fix in the box after qwike was roool; when it should have been staam. The aircraft did not join the approach and kept going straight. ATC queried us and broke us off the approach. We were then cleared for the visual approach to runway 17R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported a track deviation occurred on the RNAV 17R approach to DEN. Reporter cited a late clearance change as contributing.
Narrative: We anticipated the RNAV Approach 16R into DEN. We briefed and loaded this approach. At roughly 15;000 ft MSL we encountered moderate turbulence which caught us off guard; as there were no prior reports of this. I left the frequency to advise the Flight Attendants to take their seats. It was at this time ATC changed our approach to the RNAV 17R. My First Officer loaded this approach into the FMC. ATC also requested us to maintain 280 knots task loading us. Once we were cleared for the RNAV Approach I failed to notice we forgot to join the approach from QWIKE. The next fix in the box after QWIKE was ROOOl; when it should have been STAAM. The aircraft did not join the approach and kept going straight. ATC queried us and broke us off the approach. We were then cleared for the visual approach to Runway 17R.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.