Air carrier widebody transport flies through localizer, fails to follow approach controller instruct...

Attributes
ACN	141253
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lph airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	141253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain failed to arm approach mode and flew through localizer. I didn't notice his failure to arm, but should have. After fly through, approach controller gave a new intercept heading, but captain didn't turn to it -- instead we were flying parallel to localizer and about 1/2 mi south of it. During this time, autoplt had captured glide slope and we descended on glide slope to about 1600 ft before captain elected to go around. Our approach clearance specified 'maintain 2000 ft until established'. We didn't. Another factor was the slam dunk descent to the approach phase. I was more concerned with the get down and slow down procedure than checking that all the buttons were pushed. Also, this was to be a CAT III approach which entails pushing 2 extra buttons (to arm 2ND and 3RD autoplts). This probably helped us to forget pushing buttons for localizer arm and approach arm. The controller was very helpful during incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB FLIES THROUGH LOCALIZER, FAILS TO FOLLOW APCH CTLR INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: CAPT FAILED TO ARM APCH MODE AND FLEW THROUGH LOC. I DIDN'T NOTICE HIS FAILURE TO ARM, BUT SHOULD HAVE. AFTER FLY THROUGH, APCH CTLR GAVE A NEW INTERCEPT HDG, BUT CAPT DIDN'T TURN TO IT -- INSTEAD WE WERE FLYING PARALLEL TO LOC AND ABOUT 1/2 MI S OF IT. DURING THIS TIME, AUTOPLT HAD CAPTURED GLIDE SLOPE AND WE DESCENDED ON GLIDE SLOPE TO ABOUT 1600 FT BEFORE CAPT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. OUR APCH CLRNC SPECIFIED 'MAINTAIN 2000 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED'. WE DIDN'T. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THE SLAM DUNK DSCNT TO THE APCH PHASE. I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH THE GET DOWN AND SLOW DOWN PROC THAN CHECKING THAT ALL THE BUTTONS WERE PUSHED. ALSO, THIS WAS TO BE A CAT III APCH WHICH ENTAILS PUSHING 2 EXTRA BUTTONS (TO ARM 2ND AND 3RD AUTOPLTS). THIS PROBABLY HELPED US TO FORGET PUSHING BUTTONS FOR LOC ARM AND APCH ARM. THE CTLR WAS VERY HELPFUL DURING INCIDENT.

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.

Air carrier widebody transport flies through localizer, fails to follow approach controller instructions.