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An air carrier captain describes a visual approach that required excessive maneuvering as a result of WX avoidance. The ATCT local controller vectored the B727 crew and then issued a go around and clearance for runway 13R, when it became apparent that the vector would no longer allow a normal approach to landing on runway 18R.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 341030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While we were being vectored for an approach to dfw runway 18R, we reported field in sight at 10 NM and the approach controller turned us to 140 degree heading, cleared us for a visual approach to runway 18R, and switched us to runway 18R tower frequency. At time of the clearance, a rain shower was located west of course and was not a factor. However, as we continued the approach the rain shower began to become a factor and deviations were necessary to maintain VMC. Tower issued a 200 degree heading vector approximately 4.5 NM out, on final, with which we complied. Tower then issued go around instructions (200 degree heading at 3000 ft) and a go around was executed to an immediate visual approach and non eventful landing to runway 13R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT DESCRIBES A VISUAL APCH THAT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING AS A RESULT OF WX AVOIDANCE. THE ATCT LCL CTLR VECTORED THE B727 CREW AND THEN ISSUED A GAR AND CLRNC FOR RWY 13R, WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE VECTOR WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG ON RWY 18R.
Narrative: WHILE WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO DFW RWY 18R, WE RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT AT 10 NM AND THE APCH CTLR TURNED US TO 140 DEG HDG, CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18R, AND SWITCHED US TO RWY 18R TWR FREQ. AT TIME OF THE CLRNC, A RAIN SHOWER WAS LOCATED W OF COURSE AND WAS NOT A FACTOR. HOWEVER, AS WE CONTINUED THE APCH THE RAIN SHOWER BEGAN TO BECOME A FACTOR AND DEVS WERE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN VMC. TWR ISSUED A 200 DEG HDG VECTOR APPROX 4.5 NM OUT, ON FINAL, WITH WHICH WE COMPLIED. TWR THEN ISSUED GAR INSTRUCTIONS (200 DEG HDG AT 3000 FT) AND A GAR WAS EXECUTED TO AN IMMEDIATE VISUAL APCH AND NON EVENTFUL LNDG TO RWY 13R.
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.