Fokker 100 passenger complained about the close proximity of other aircraft during approach.

Attributes
ACN	531130
Time
Date	200111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : sju.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	531130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

4 NM south of dfw. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 35C, dfw. The first officer was flying the aircraft. There was a B777 landing the same runway and was approximately 6 NM ahead of us. There was a B757 on a visual to runway 35R, approximately 1000 ft below us. We were above and slightly behind the B757 and had it in sight the whole time. Tower didn't like our angle towards runway 35C and asked us to square off our approach. We did this. We were staying slightly high because of the B777. We made a normal landing. At the gate I had 2 passenger remark that they thought we had been too close to the other aircraft. I'm submitting this because I'm not sure who these passenger were and who they might tell or what they might do. This is a simple cya for me and my first officer. I don't think the approach was unsafe but I stand by to hear from those of you with more experience than I. I want to be safe and have the passenger feel safe at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOKKER 100 PAX COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CLOSE PROX OF OTHER ACFT DURING APCH.

Narrative: 4 NM S OF DFW. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35C, DFW. THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT. THERE WAS A B777 LNDG THE SAME RWY AND WAS APPROX 6 NM AHEAD OF US. THERE WAS A B757 ON A VISUAL TO RWY 35R, APPROX 1000 FT BELOW US. WE WERE ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE B757 AND HAD IT IN SIGHT THE WHOLE TIME. TWR DIDN'T LIKE OUR ANGLE TOWARDS RWY 35C AND ASKED US TO SQUARE OFF OUR APCH. WE DID THIS. WE WERE STAYING SLIGHTLY HIGH BECAUSE OF THE B777. WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG. AT THE GATE I HAD 2 PAX REMARK THAT THEY THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN TOO CLOSE TO THE OTHER ACFT. I'M SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHO THESE PAX WERE AND WHO THEY MIGHT TELL OR WHAT THEY MIGHT DO. THIS IS A SIMPLE CYA FOR ME AND MY FO. I DON'T THINK THE APCH WAS UNSAFE BUT I STAND BY TO HEAR FROM THOSE OF YOU WITH MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I. I WANT TO BE SAFE AND HAVE THE PAX FEEL SAFE AT ALL TIMES.

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.