B737 crew was improperly configured for landing.

Attributes
ACN	443220
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 196 flight time total : 18010 flight time type : 2667
ASRS Report	443220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Distrs on a routine ILS approach caused a late final flap selection and checklist completion. What led up to this were the following distrs: 1) cockpit discussion about mandatory crossing altitude at the OM. 2) controller issuing a speed reduction at a very busy point on the approach. 3) local controller approving a sidestep request to a parallel runway. Crew is responsible for being configured and completing the final checklist at 1000 ft AGL in IFR conditions and 500 ft in VFR conditions. Distrs must be managed carefully in order to maintain the highest level of professionalism.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW WAS IMPROPERLY CONFIGURED FOR LNDG.

Narrative: DISTRS ON A ROUTINE ILS APCH CAUSED A LATE FINAL FLAP SELECTION AND CHKLIST COMPLETION. WHAT LED UP TO THIS WERE THE FOLLOWING DISTRS: 1) COCKPIT DISCUSSION ABOUT MANDATORY XING ALT AT THE OM. 2) CTLR ISSUING A SPD REDUCTION AT A VERY BUSY POINT ON THE APCH. 3) LCL CTLR APPROVING A SIDESTEP REQUEST TO A PARALLEL RWY. CREW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING CONFIGURED AND COMPLETING THE FINAL CHKLIST AT 1000 FT AGL IN IFR CONDITIONS AND 500 FT IN VFR CONDITIONS. DISTRS MUST BE MANAGED CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM.

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.