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B737-700 captain reported a track deviation occurred on arrival into den following a late ATC change to the clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1557075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 606 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
On initial contact with denver approach we were told to expect runway 16L. Within approximately 20 miles of the field we were told to expect the rnp Z approach to 17R. After quickly briefing the approach and programming the FMS; we were then concerned with and discussed a thunderstorm just north of the field and windshear alerts from approach to other aircraft. While on the downwind I happened to look down at the FMS and realized we just passed the last point on the STAR and there was a discontinuity. About the same time we tried to salvage the approach; ATC told us we weren't on the approach and gave us a vector to fly for the visual. Don't let distractions break habit patterns (close up discontinuity when cleared for rnp approach) and have better monitoring skills.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported a track deviation occurred on arrival into DEN following a late ATC change to the clearance.
Narrative: On initial contact with Denver Approach we were told to expect Runway 16L. Within approximately 20 miles of the field we were told to expect the RNP Z approach to 17R. After quickly briefing the approach and programming the FMS; we were then concerned with and discussed a thunderstorm just north of the field and windshear alerts from Approach to other aircraft. While on the downwind I happened to look down at the FMS and realized we just passed the last point on the STAR and there was a discontinuity. About the same time we tried to salvage the approach; ATC told us we weren't on the approach and gave us a vector to fly for the visual. Don't let distractions break habit patterns (close up discontinuity when cleared for RNP approach) and have better monitoring skills.
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.