B737 crew fails to capture localizer at mitts intersection while tracking the paradise 3 STAR at lax...

Attributes
ACN	434640
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : mitts
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 24r other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival star : paradise three
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	434640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	434646
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Arrival changed from civet to paradise 3. Approaching paradise, runway changed from runway 25L to runway 24R. With time available, unable to locate a transition to runway 24R, immediately transitioned to VOR on captain's side and ILS on first officer's side for intercept at mitts. Did not arm approach. Passed through localizer. Extenuating factors: held high on arrival 16000 ft approaching rifft 14000 ft crossing normally, late change of runway, very high density communications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW FAILS TO CAPTURE LOC AT MITTS INTXN WHILE TRACKING THE PARADISE 3 STAR AT LAX.

Narrative: ARR CHANGED FROM CIVET TO PARADISE 3. APCHING PARADISE, RWY CHANGED FROM RWY 25L TO RWY 24R. WITH TIME AVAILABLE, UNABLE TO LOCATE A TRANSITION TO RWY 24R, IMMEDIATELY TRANSITIONED TO VOR ON CAPT'S SIDE AND ILS ON FO'S SIDE FOR INTERCEPT AT MITTS. DID NOT ARM APCH. PASSED THROUGH LOC. EXTENUATING FACTORS: HELD HIGH ON ARR 16000 FT APCHING RIFFT 14000 FT XING NORMALLY, LATE CHANGE OF RWY, VERY HIGH DENSITY COMS.

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.