B737 flight crew PIC concerned with ATC handling while on approach with airborne emergency. Approach control asks aircraft in emergency to slow to allow another B737 cross in front for another runway. Approach supervisor states sector sequence mistake.

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Attributes
ACN	397498
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	397498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were an emergency aircraft diverting into dfw. Approach control cleared us for the visual approach to runway 17R dfw. We were approaching from the east. Approach control then told us another plane was on a visual to runway 17C, coming from the west and could we slow to 160 KTS. We did not see traffic and needed to get on the ground. We said unable. Approach cleared another aircraft in front of an emergency aircraft, through our flight path and altitude. Unsafe. Called approach supervisor and he said west side approach sent the other jet over. What is the problem? East side not talking to west side? This was unsafe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC PIC CONCERNED WITH ATC HANDLING WHILE ON APCH WITH AIRBORNE EMER. APCH CTL ASKS ACFT IN EMER TO SLOW TO ALLOW ANOTHER B737 CROSS IN FRONT FOR ANOTHER RWY. APCH SUPVR STATES SECTOR SEQUENCE MISTAKE.

Narrative: WE WERE AN EMER ACFT DIVERTING INTO DFW. APCH CTL CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17R DFW. WE WERE APCHING FROM THE E. APCH CTL THEN TOLD US ANOTHER PLANE WAS ON A VISUAL TO RWY 17C, COMING FROM THE W AND COULD WE SLOW TO 160 KTS. WE DID NOT SEE TFC AND NEEDED TO GET ON THE GND. WE SAID UNABLE. APCH CLRED ANOTHER ACFT IN FRONT OF AN EMER ACFT, THROUGH OUR FLT PATH AND ALT. UNSAFE. CALLED APCH SUPVR AND HE SAID W SIDE APCH SENT THE OTHER JET OVER. WHAT IS THE PROB? E SIDE NOT TALKING TO W SIDE? THIS WAS UNSAFE.

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.