A300 airbus flight crew has track/heading deviation during arrival to lax.

Attributes
ACN	727413
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : seavu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	727413
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Descending via the seavu STAR into la; approach switched us from runway 25R to 24R. The first officer switched arrival transition in the FMS. The route dropped out; the autopilot kicked off during a turn and descent. It took a minute to get back on track. I don't know if we violated any FARS. La should not give last minute arrival and runway changes during the middle of complicated arrivals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 AIRBUS FLT CREW HAS TRACK/HDG DEV DURING ARR TO LAX.

Narrative: DESCENDING VIA THE SEAVU STAR INTO LA; APPROACH SWITCHED US FROM RWY 25R TO 24R. THE FIRST OFFICER SWITCHED ARRIVAL TRANSITION IN THE FMS. THE ROUTE DROPPED OUT; THE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF DURING A TURN AND DESCENT. IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET BACK ON TRACK. I DON'T KNOW IF WE VIOLATED ANY FARS. LA SHOULD NOT GIVE LAST MINUTE ARRIVAL AND RUNWAY CHANGES DURING THE MIDDLE OF COMPLICATED ARRIVALS.

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.