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B757 crew arriving lax accepts last min approach and landing change and quickly becomes behind aircraft with FMC, speed and checklist demands of new approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 25r |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 442000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Arriving lax XA00 assigned the STAR to runway 24R. Thoroughly briefed the arrival and approach to runway 24R. At 30 DME from lax, the controller asked if we would like to change runways to runway 25R. We said yes. Both the captain and I got busy getting out the approach for runway 25R and reprogramming the FMC. The aircraft was on autoplt doing a flight level change to 5000 ft. Once we both got caught up with approach charts, briefing, etc, the aircraft was at 6500 ft MSL and 325 KIAS. Just then the controller gave us a speed reduction to 200 KTS. No loss of separation or other comment from the controller occurred, but we both knew we had goofed. Lessons learned: 1) don't accept optional clearance if they put you behind the aircraft. 2) if a clearance requires last min changes, make sure 1 pilot flies/monitors the aircraft and let the PNF perform required cockpit tasks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW ARRIVING LAX ACCEPTS LAST MIN APCH AND LNDG CHANGE AND QUICKLY BECOMES BEHIND ACFT WITH FMC, SPD AND CHKLIST DEMANDS OF NEW APCH.
Narrative: ARRIVING LAX XA00 ASSIGNED THE STAR TO RWY 24R. THOROUGHLY BRIEFED THE ARR AND APCH TO RWY 24R. AT 30 DME FROM LAX, THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE RWYS TO RWY 25R. WE SAID YES. BOTH THE CAPT AND I GOT BUSY GETTING OUT THE APCH FOR RWY 25R AND REPROGRAMMING THE FMC. THE ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT DOING A FLT LEVEL CHANGE TO 5000 FT. ONCE WE BOTH GOT CAUGHT UP WITH APCH CHARTS, BRIEFING, ETC, THE ACFT WAS AT 6500 FT MSL AND 325 KIAS. JUST THEN THE CTLR GAVE US A SPD REDUCTION TO 200 KTS. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OR OTHER COMMENT FROM THE CTLR OCCURRED, BUT WE BOTH KNEW WE HAD GOOFED. LESSONS LEARNED: 1) DON'T ACCEPT OPTIONAL CLRNC IF THEY PUT YOU BEHIND THE ACFT. 2) IF A CLRNC REQUIRES LAST MIN CHANGES, MAKE SURE 1 PLT FLIES/MONITORS THE ACFT AND LET THE PNF PERFORM REQUIRED COCKPIT TASKS.
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.