<< >> NASA ASRS Report 321824, November 1995

Vector for visual approach with intercept inside the marker. Close in, rushed crew, captain inadvertently shut off #2 fuel lever thinking he was moving the flap lever.

Attributes
ACN	321824
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	321824
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were vectored for a visual approach to runway 22R at ord. Our vector would intercept final inside of the FAF. The reported visibility was 15 mi. We were instructed to descend to 2200 ft and report the field. A haze layer at 2200 ft created reduced visibility and we did not acquire the runway until inside of the FAF. We called the runway and were cleared for a visual. A steeper than normal glide path was required. At 1000 ft AGL I called for flaps 42 degrees. A few moments later I was still reading flaps 25 degrees on the primary flight display. I called for flaps 42 again. The captain then advised me that he had inadvertently moved the #2 fuel lever to off while attempting to move the flap lever to 42 degrees. The landing was assured and the decision was made to continue. The landing was uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VECTOR FOR VISUAL APCH WITH INTERCEPT INSIDE THE MARKER. CLOSE IN, RUSHED CREW, CAPT INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF #2 FUEL LEVER THINKING HE WAS MOVING THE FLAP LEVER.

Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22R AT ORD. OUR VECTOR WOULD INTERCEPT FINAL INSIDE OF THE FAF. THE RPTED VISIBILITY WAS 15 MI. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO DSND TO 2200 FT AND RPT THE FIELD. A HAZE LAYER AT 2200 FT CREATED REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WE DID NOT ACQUIRE THE RWY UNTIL INSIDE OF THE FAF. WE CALLED THE RWY AND WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL. A STEEPER THAN NORMAL GLIDE PATH WAS REQUIRED. AT 1000 FT AGL I CALLED FOR FLAPS 42 DEGS. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I WAS STILL READING FLAPS 25 DEGS ON THE PRIMARY FLT DISPLAY. I CALLED FOR FLAPS 42 AGAIN. THE CAPT THEN ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE #2 FUEL LEVER TO OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE FLAP LEVER TO 42 DEGS. THE LNDG WAS ASSURED AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.