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An A319 captain reported that a multitude of distrs caused him to ask for full flaps before he verified gear down indication during an approach to lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 25l |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 632030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Extremely busy ATC environment, watching for traffic abeam hhr, overtaking traffic runway 24R, following turboprop 2.5 mi ahead, wind 230 degrees at 9 KTS, visibility 6 mi in haze. Asked for gear down during ATC transmission, followed by request for full flaps. First officer heard full flaps and selected full flaps. He and I both were busy trying to locate the airport/runway and traffic we were following. Some discussion about how airport environment disappeared in haze and then back to view. When flaps reached full, received ECAM landing 'gear not down' with crc. Initially leveled off then began slight climb to remain above 1000 ft AGL. Gear was simultaneously selected down with ECAM and, once down and locked, proceeded with visual approach. Probably compounded by inadequacy of crew meal out of ord, which had been prevalent for past 6 weeks, ie, pasta with tomato sauce and green beans, side salad and high fructose/sucrose dessert (lacking any protein at all). This lending to a spike in blood sugar, followed by hypoglycemia, with both of us complaining of tiredness and fatigue, finishing up month with 95.32 hours pay, 92+ hard time, and end of 5 day reserve period, continuous identify. At no time was aircraft or passenger or FARS in violation or danger. SOP compliance of having gear down prior to full flaps was incident. Normal remainder of approach and landing/rollout without significant deviation from ILS GS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT RPTED THAT A MULTITUDE OF DISTRS CAUSED HIM TO ASK FOR FULL FLAPS BEFORE HE VERIFIED GEAR DOWN INDICATION DURING AN APCH TO LAX.
Narrative: EXTREMELY BUSY ATC ENVIRONMENT, WATCHING FOR TFC ABEAM HHR, OVERTAKING TFC RWY 24R, FOLLOWING TURBOPROP 2.5 MI AHEAD, WIND 230 DEGS AT 9 KTS, VISIBILITY 6 MI IN HAZE. ASKED FOR GEAR DOWN DURING ATC XMISSION, FOLLOWED BY REQUEST FOR FULL FLAPS. FO HEARD FULL FLAPS AND SELECTED FULL FLAPS. HE AND I BOTH WERE BUSY TRYING TO LOCATE THE ARPT/RWY AND TFC WE WERE FOLLOWING. SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW ARPT ENVIRONMENT DISAPPEARED IN HAZE AND THEN BACK TO VIEW. WHEN FLAPS REACHED FULL, RECEIVED ECAM LNDG 'GEAR NOT DOWN' WITH CRC. INITIALLY LEVELED OFF THEN BEGAN SLIGHT CLB TO REMAIN ABOVE 1000 FT AGL. GEAR WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY SELECTED DOWN WITH ECAM AND, ONCE DOWN AND LOCKED, PROCEEDED WITH VISUAL APCH. PROBABLY COMPOUNDED BY INADEQUACY OF CREW MEAL OUT OF ORD, WHICH HAD BEEN PREVALENT FOR PAST 6 WKS, IE, PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND GREEN BEANS, SIDE SALAD AND HIGH FRUCTOSE/SUCROSE DESSERT (LACKING ANY PROTEIN AT ALL). THIS LENDING TO A SPIKE IN BLOOD SUGAR, FOLLOWED BY HYPOGLYCEMIA, WITH BOTH OF US COMPLAINING OF TIREDNESS AND FATIGUE, FINISHING UP MONTH WITH 95.32 HRS PAY, 92+ HARD TIME, AND END OF 5 DAY RESERVE PERIOD, CONTINUOUS IDENT. AT NO TIME WAS ACFT OR PAX OR FARS IN VIOLATION OR DANGER. SOP COMPLIANCE OF HAVING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO FULL FLAPS WAS INCIDENT. NORMAL REMAINDER OF APCH AND LNDG/ROLLOUT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DEV FROM ILS GS.
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.