Narrative:

We were vectored for an approach to 6R. The approach had been briefed, navaids tuned and idented. The RVR was reported at 1800-2000 variable. We were going to do a coupled approach the first officer flying to D/H, the captain landing. At a point we thought was close to intercept, the controller said 'switch to 6L, gave the frequency,' and cleared us for the approach. We were intercepting by the time we got the radios tuned and idented. In the back of my mind I remembered 2000 RVR, so it must be ok for category 1 ILS. We got pretty busy from point of intercept to landing, so no thought was given to further checks. At D/H the runway was in sight and a landing was completed. Only afterward did I check the required RVR box on the approach plate, and discovered it was 2600 ft. Contributing factors: controller switched the approach too late. The crew was too rushed to complete the required checks. Fuel state was getting close to diverting. Corrective action: never switch horses in midstream. This was a poor job of cockpit resource management on my part. First, I should not have accepted the late switch in runways. Second, if I did, we should have gone around for another vector to approach to set up better. When you are rushed, you're going to make mistakes and this was a good illustration of that.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DEV IN MAKING IAP ILS APCH CAT I DURING CAT II ARPT WX MINS.

Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO 6R. THE APCH HAD BEEN BRIEFED, NAVAIDS TUNED AND IDENTED. THE RVR WAS RPTED AT 1800-2000 VARIABLE. WE WERE GOING TO DO A COUPLED APCH THE FO FLYING TO D/H, THE CAPT LNDG. AT A POINT WE THOUGHT WAS CLOSE TO INTERCEPT, THE CTLR SAID 'SWITCH TO 6L, GAVE THE FREQ,' AND CLRED US FOR THE APCH. WE WERE INTERCEPTING BY THE TIME WE GOT THE RADIOS TUNED AND IDENTED. IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I REMEMBERED 2000 RVR, SO IT MUST BE OK FOR CATEGORY 1 ILS. WE GOT PRETTY BUSY FROM POINT OF INTERCEPT TO LNDG, SO NO THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO FURTHER CHKS. AT D/H THE RWY WAS IN SIGHT AND A LNDG WAS COMPLETED. ONLY AFTERWARD DID I CHK THE REQUIRED RVR BOX ON THE APCH PLATE, AND DISCOVERED IT WAS 2600 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CTLR SWITCHED THE APCH TOO LATE. THE CREW WAS TOO RUSHED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED CHKS. FUEL STATE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO DIVERTING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: NEVER SWITCH HORSES IN MIDSTREAM. THIS WAS A POOR JOB OF COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT ON MY PART. FIRST, I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE LATE SWITCH IN RWYS. SECOND, IF I DID, WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND FOR ANOTHER VECTOR TO APCH TO SET UP BETTER. WHEN YOU ARE RUSHED, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES AND THIS WAS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.