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B737-800 captain reported a track deviation occurred following a late clearance to fly the iah RNAV Y 26R approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1598435 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR DRLLR |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Flying the drllr 5 arrival to iah. Told to expect the RNAV Y 26R. Briefed a vector to intercept but were given RNAV Y beginning at skler. Engaged heading select to follow approach as I was changing the FMC to use the skler transition. ATC gave us a heading and cleared us for a visual approach runway 26R. Approach and landing uneventful from that point on. We expected a vector for an intercept to the RNAV Y runway 26R. When assigned the RNAV Y 26R from skler we were over skler and rushed in an attempt to comply with the unexpected clearance. ATC appeared to expect what we did and issued a visual approach from our present position. I do not recall receiving an earlier expect approach clearance beginning at skler. That would have had us brief and execute the approach as expected by ATC. We had never flown this arrival/approach procedure to runway 26R but in retrospect we should have briefed all approach options more thoroughly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported a track deviation occurred following a late clearance to fly the IAH RNAV Y 26R approach.
Narrative: Flying the DRLLR 5 Arrival to IAH. Told to expect the RNAV Y 26R. Briefed a vector to intercept but were given RNAV Y beginning at SKLER. Engaged heading select to follow approach as I was changing the FMC to use the SKLER transition. ATC gave us a heading and cleared us for a visual approach Runway 26R. Approach and landing uneventful from that point on. We expected a vector for an intercept to the RNAV Y RWY 26R. When assigned the RNAV Y 26R from SKLER we were over SKLER and rushed in an attempt to comply with the unexpected clearance. ATC appeared to expect what we did and issued a visual approach from our present position. I do not recall receiving an earlier expect approach clearance beginning at SKLER. That would have had us brief and execute the approach as expected by ATC. We had never flown this arrival/approach procedure to RWY 26R but in retrospect we should have briefed all approach options more thoroughly.
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.