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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1515808 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ABQ.Airport | 
| State Reference | NM | 
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng  | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 | 
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach | 
| Route In Use | Vectors | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying  | 
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine  | 
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 366 | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach  | 
Narrative:
Approach control was over-saturated and gave incorrect instructions. Vectors 180 degrees off; no/lack of altitude clearance limits and very late instructions and late hand-off to tower; making it difficult to achieve a stabilized approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported poor communications with ATC; which made achieving a stabilized approach difficult.
Narrative: Approach Control was over-saturated and gave incorrect instructions. Vectors 180 degrees off; no/lack of altitude clearance limits and very late instructions and late hand-off to Tower; making it difficult to achieve a stabilized approach.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.