Narrative:

We were handed over to approach late and didn't connect the runway transition with the arrival. During arrival into lax on the seavu one; we were held up at konzl at 17000 ft with a late check in to socal approach. We were past trtle at 17000 ft when we finally got to socal. They cleared us to 12000 ft then gave us the seavu one; runway 25R. We were to cross dixxn at 12000 ft descend via the arrival; runway 25R; cleared the ILS runway 25R after musik. We had runway 24R as the runway and when the first officer changed to runway 25R; he forgot to reinsert the arrival. We then lost the fixes for the arrival. In trying to get the box set up right we just didn't get it done in time and went past the turn on to the arrival for runway 25R. Approach gave us a heading back to the runway 25R localizer and after asking if we had the field cleared us for the visual runway 25R. No altitudes were missed and there wasn't any other aircraft around. Once we got on the localizer and GS; everything went normal. No comments from approach. We were off the arrival and could see that the arrival was not strung together. We quickly; too quickly; tried to get the proper runway in the box. Do things a little slower and cross check with the other pilot before hitting the insert button. Also; I had thought that runway 25R would have been a better runway as coming in from the southwest is what you get most often. I should have been more direct in my suggestion. Also; have the runway 25R arrival set up in the secondary flight plan. We should be more aggressive with lax when we know we are past the changeover point. We had the old box and I believe the newest box with its new software would have worked better.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW ENCOUNTERS DIFFICULTIES CHANGING RWYS DURING THE SEAVU1 ARR INTO LAX.

Narrative: WE WERE HANDED OVER TO APCH LATE AND DIDN'T CONNECT THE RWY TRANSITION WITH THE ARR. DURING ARR INTO LAX ON THE SEAVU ONE; WE WERE HELD UP AT KONZL AT 17000 FT WITH A LATE CHECK IN TO SOCAL APCH. WE WERE PAST TRTLE AT 17000 FT WHEN WE FINALLY GOT TO SOCAL. THEY CLRED US TO 12000 FT THEN GAVE US THE SEAVU ONE; RWY 25R. WE WERE TO CROSS DIXXN AT 12000 FT DESCEND VIA THE ARR; RWY 25R; CLRED THE ILS RWY 25R AFTER MUSIK. WE HAD RWY 24R AS THE RWY AND WHEN THE FO CHANGED TO RWY 25R; HE FORGOT TO REINSERT THE ARR. WE THEN LOST THE FIXES FOR THE ARR. IN TRYING TO GET THE BOX SET UP RIGHT WE JUST DIDN'T GET IT DONE IN TIME AND WENT PAST THE TURN ON TO THE ARR FOR RWY 25R. APCH GAVE US A HDG BACK TO THE RWY 25R LOC AND AFTER ASKING IF WE HAD THE FIELD CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL RWY 25R. NO ALTS WERE MISSED AND THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER ACFT AROUND. ONCE WE GOT ON THE LOC AND GS; EVERYTHING WENT NORMAL. NO COMMENTS FROM APCH. WE WERE OFF THE ARR AND COULD SEE THAT THE ARR WAS NOT STRUNG TOGETHER. WE QUICKLY; TOO QUICKLY; TRIED TO GET THE PROPER RWY IN THE BOX. DO THINGS A LITTLE SLOWER AND CROSS CHECK WITH THE OTHER PLT BEFORE HITTING THE INSERT BUTTON. ALSO; I HAD THOUGHT THAT RWY 25R WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER RWY AS COMING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST IS WHAT YOU GET MOST OFTEN. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DIRECT IN MY SUGGESTION. ALSO; HAVE THE RWY 25R ARR SET UP IN THE SECONDARY FLT PLAN. WE SHOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH LAX WHEN WE KNOW WE ARE PAST THE CHANGEOVER POINT. WE HAD THE OLD BOX AND I BELIEVE THE NEWEST BOX WITH ITS NEW SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE WORKED BETTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.