Narrative:

On right base to runway 24R at lax, approach ctrl asked us to report 2 planes in sight. I had 1, but not both, responded to first officer but he did not hear correctly. We were then cleared for visual approach to runway 24R. CRM breakdown. Approach gave us a late clearance, and we had to correct not having both planes in sight. We went through final and had an RA. I turned the automatic-throttles off and hit toga, to follow climb RA and continued turing to avoid 1 plane. We were unable to select approach airspeed even after re-selecting approach mode. The speed bug remained at about 180KTS. Manual throttles were used to continue the approach at the correct V approach speed, but higher. Normal landing and rollout. CRM, ATC, and aircraft system contributed to being vectored too close to another aircraft, while aircraft system prevented a 'normal SOP' landing in VFR conditions. We believed that the safest plan was to continue to land. The sun was blinding and dim display unit (pfd and navigation) made seeing all instruments hard as we were flying into the setting sun and haze. All factors led to deviation of SOP and we thought that the lack of control of the FMS automation made it safest to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT RPTED THAT HE WENT THROUGH FINAL AT LAX, CAUSING AN RA, AFTER A SERIES OF PROBS.

Narrative: ON RIGHT BASE TO RWY 24R AT LAX, APCH CTRL ASKED US TO RPT 2 PLANES IN SIGHT. I HAD 1, BUT NOT BOTH, RESPONDED TO FO BUT HE DID NOT HEAR CORRECTLY. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R. CRM BREAKDOWN. APCH GAVE US A LATE CLRNC, AND WE HAD TO CORRECT NOT HAVING BOTH PLANES IN SIGHT. WE WENT THROUGH FINAL AND HAD AN RA. I TURNED THE AUTO-THROTTLES OFF AND HIT TOGA, TO FOLLOW CLB RA AND CONTINUED TURING TO AVOID 1 PLANE. WE WERE UNABLE TO SELECT APCH AIRSPD EVEN AFTER RE-SELECTING APCH MODE. THE SPD BUG REMAINED AT ABOUT 180KTS. MANUAL THROTTLES WERE USED TO CONTINUE THE APCH AT THE CORRECT V APCH SPD, BUT HIGHER. NORMAL LNDG AND ROLLOUT. CRM, ATC, AND ACFT SYS CONTRIBUTED TO BEING VECTORED TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER ACFT, WHILE ACFT SYS PREVENTED A 'NORMAL SOP' LNDG IN VFR CONDITIONS. WE BELIEVED THAT THE SAFEST PLAN WAS TO CONTINUE TO LAND. THE SUN WAS BLINDING AND DIM DISPLAY UNIT (PFD AND NAV) MADE SEEING ALL INSTRUMENTS HARD AS WE WERE FLYING INTO THE SETTING SUN AND HAZE. ALL FACTORS LED TO DEV OF SOP AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE LACK OF CTL OF THE FMS AUTOMATION MADE IT SAFEST TO LAND.

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.