Cargo aircraft on stadium visual to lax has leading edge flap problem, overshoots final intercept and has close proximity to commuter.

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Attributes
ACN	335516
Time
Date	199605
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	335516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As we made our way through the stadium visual at lax for runway 24R we had to get flaps and gear out to help us get our heavy aircraft (585K) down. We turned to our given heading of 230 degrees and were told to switch to tower. The leading edge device 3R had not come out so I went to work on getting it out by alternate method which took my attention away from the approach. When I turned my attention back to the landing I saw a same commuter aircraft off to our left and the captain at that time realized we had overshot runway 24R final and started correcting back to that runway. The same time tower came up and instructed us to turn back to 280 degree heading. We continued the approach and landed on runway 24R. Contributing factors I think were the 1) need to lost altitude quickly, 2) the 230 degree heading to intercept final coupled with the flap problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO ACFT ON STADIUM VISUAL TO LAX HAS LEADING EDGE FLAP PROB, OVERSHOOTS FINAL INTERCEPT AND HAS CLOSE PROX TO COMMUTER.

Narrative: AS WE MADE OUR WAY THROUGH THE STADIUM VISUAL AT LAX FOR RWY 24R WE HAD TO GET FLAPS AND GEAR OUT TO HELP US GET OUR HVY ACFT (585K) DOWN. WE TURNED TO OUR GIVEN HDG OF 230 DEGS AND WERE TOLD TO SWITCH TO TWR. THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE 3R HAD NOT COME OUT SO I WENT TO WORK ON GETTING IT OUT BY ALTERNATE METHOD WHICH TOOK MY ATTN AWAY FROM THE APCH. WHEN I TURNED MY ATTN BACK TO THE LNDG I SAW A SAME COMMUTER ACFT OFF TO OUR L AND THE CAPT AT THAT TIME REALIZED WE HAD OVERSHOT RWY 24R FINAL AND STARTED CORRECTING BACK TO THAT RWY. THE SAME TIME TWR CAME UP AND INSTRUCTED US TO TURN BACK TO 280 DEG HDG. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 24R. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS I THINK WERE THE 1) NEED TO LOST ALT QUICKLY, 2) THE 230 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT FINAL COUPLED WITH THE FLAP PROB.

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.