Approach evaluation.

Attributes
ACN	305551
Time
Date	199505
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	305551
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

ATC kept us too high prior to aadam and a minimum of 160 KTS. A320 has difficulty slowing down and going down at the same time. Had to use speed brakes to get down. Procedure is steep enough to start with, don't need ATC to steepen it even more.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH EVALUATION.

Narrative: ATC KEPT US TOO HIGH PRIOR TO AADAM AND A MINIMUM OF 160 KTS. A320 HAS DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN AND GOING DOWN AT THE SAME TIME. HAD TO USE SPD BRAKES TO GET DOWN. PROC IS STEEP ENOUGH TO START WITH, DON'T NEED ATC TO STEEPEN IT EVEN MORE.

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.