B767-400 flight crew is unable to program runway and arrival changes at foreign airport.

Attributes
ACN	797221
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 259 flight time total : 11450 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	797221
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After contacting approach control; we were informed we would be landing on runway 28R. We had programmed runway 28L into the FMS. The captain changed the runway in the FMS. However; when this happened; I noticed that the arrival was no longer loaded. The captain tried several times to get the arrival to load again; including changing the runway back to runway 28L but to no avail. I asked approach for a heading. Unfortunately runway 28L was left in the FMS -- when we were cleared to intercept the localizer for runway 28R; we intercepted runway 28L instead. The tower told us it appeared that we were on runway 28L. At this time we could see the approach lights for runway 28R and lined up on runway 28R. We told tower that we had the lights in sight for runway 28R and we received clearance again for runway 28R. This was probably 6 mi from landing. A contributing factor was that with the transition level at 4000 ft; we didn't run the approach checklist until after we were below 4000 ft MSL. This meant the checklist was rushed and the flight instrument check was overlooked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-400 FLT CREW IS UNABLE TO PROGRAM RWY AND ARRIVAL CHANGES AT FOREIGN AIRPORT.

Narrative: AFTER CONTACTING APCH CTL; WE WERE INFORMED WE WOULD BE LNDG ON RWY 28R. WE HAD PROGRAMMED RWY 28L INTO THE FMS. THE CAPT CHANGED THE RWY IN THE FMS. HOWEVER; WHEN THIS HAPPENED; I NOTICED THAT THE ARR WAS NO LONGER LOADED. THE CAPT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ARR TO LOAD AGAIN; INCLUDING CHANGING THE RWY BACK TO RWY 28L BUT TO NO AVAIL. I ASKED APCH FOR A HDG. UNFORTUNATELY RWY 28L WAS LEFT IN THE FMS -- WHEN WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FOR RWY 28R; WE INTERCEPTED RWY 28L INSTEAD. THE TWR TOLD US IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE ON RWY 28L. AT THIS TIME WE COULD SEE THE APCH LIGHTS FOR RWY 28R AND LINED UP ON RWY 28R. WE TOLD TWR THAT WE HAD THE LIGHTS IN SIGHT FOR RWY 28R AND WE RECEIVED CLRNC AGAIN FOR RWY 28R. THIS WAS PROBABLY 6 MI FROM LNDG. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT WITH THE TRANSITION LEVEL AT 4000 FT; WE DIDN'T RUN THE APCH CHKLIST UNTIL AFTER WE WERE BELOW 4000 FT MSL. THIS MEANT THE CHKLIST WAS RUSHED AND THE FLT INST CHK WAS OVERLOOKED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.