Narrative:

Blocked in with open item on final descent checklist. All items were completed however due to these contributing factors the list was not finished. 250 hour cap; several tower communications including request to keep the speed up; hot afternoon; first officer hand flying and being close to speed; altitude guidelines had me very task saturated and close parallel traffic. I feel all the above contributed to this oversight and the issue was discussed in detail later at dinner with all the crew. Supplemental information from acn 800973: I was PF hand flying a visual approach to runway xxl; ATC kept us high and fast. On approach clearance I asked for 'gear down; final descent check.' ATC advised us of parallel traffic then asked us to maintain speed 170 KTS or above. Captain became task overloaded while I was trying to slow down and descend on the approach. All items of the checklist were accomplished; but after parking; we discovered that the checklist items were not physically checked off. Hand flying is recommended but when 1 crew member becomes task overloaded; the PF should use more automation and share more of the workload. Supplemental information from acn 800953: all items on checklist completed; however after landing we showed that we had not completed the electronic checklist; we all learned after a good discussion in debrief that we will in future not allow ourselves to be boxed in again by ATC and rushed; and I specifically learned to be more vocal from the jumpseat sooner if I see something that needs to be done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 FLT CREW FAILED TO FINISH THE FINAL DESCENT CHECK LIST BECAUSE OF DISTRACTIONS.

Narrative: BLOCKED IN WITH OPEN ITEM ON FINAL DSCNT CHKLIST. ALL ITEMS WERE COMPLETED HOWEVER DUE TO THESE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THE LIST WAS NOT FINISHED. 250 HR CAP; SEVERAL TWR COMS INCLUDING REQUEST TO KEEP THE SPD UP; HOT AFTERNOON; FO HAND FLYING AND BEING CLOSE TO SPD; ALT GUIDELINES HAD ME VERY TASK SATURATED AND CLOSE PARALLEL TFC. I FEEL ALL THE ABOVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OVERSIGHT AND THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL LATER AT DINNER WITH ALL THE CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 800973: I WAS PF HAND FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY XXL; ATC KEPT US HIGH AND FAST. ON APCH CLRNC I ASKED FOR 'GEAR DOWN; FINAL DSCNT CHK.' ATC ADVISED US OF PARALLEL TFC THEN ASKED US TO MAINTAIN SPD 170 KTS OR ABOVE. CAPT BECAME TASK OVERLOADED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND DSND ON THE APCH. ALL ITEMS OF THE CHKLIST WERE ACCOMPLISHED; BUT AFTER PARKING; WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CHKLIST ITEMS WERE NOT PHYSICALLY CHKED OFF. HAND FLYING IS RECOMMENDED BUT WHEN 1 CREW MEMBER BECOMES TASK OVERLOADED; THE PF SHOULD USE MORE AUTOMATION AND SHARE MORE OF THE WORKLOAD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 800953: ALL ITEMS ON CHKLIST COMPLETED; HOWEVER AFTER LNDG WE SHOWED THAT WE HAD NOT COMPLETED THE ELECTRONIC CHKLIST; WE ALL LEARNED AFTER A GOOD DISCUSSION IN DEBRIEF THAT WE WILL IN FUTURE NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE BOXED IN AGAIN BY ATC AND RUSHED; AND I SPECIFICALLY LEARNED TO BE MORE VOCAL FROM THE JUMPSEAT SOONER IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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.