A320 crew was given a last min runway change in sct class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	525835
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 425
ASRS Report	525835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : sct.tracon

Narrative:

While on approach into lax pdz 4 runway 24R, just prior to rifft, we were given a runway change to runway 25L. After I entered the new runway, the computer dumped the arrival fixes and altitude. While I was trying to load this information in the computer, approach gave us a frequency change before I changed the frequency. He told us to climb back up to 12000 ft we were at 11000 ft. Before leaving his frequency, I asked if this is a problem. He said no it was not. We should have had runway 25L backed up on the secondary flight plan. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: crew was flying an A320 airbus. Upon reflection, the crew realizes they should have refused the last min change. They will next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW WAS GIVEN A LAST MIN RWY CHANGE IN SCT CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH INTO LAX PDZ 4 RWY 24R, JUST PRIOR TO RIFFT, WE WERE GIVEN A RWY CHANGE TO RWY 25L. AFTER I ENTERED THE NEW RWY, THE COMPUTER DUMPED THE ARR FIXES AND ALT. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO LOAD THIS INFO IN THE COMPUTER, APCH GAVE US A FREQ CHANGE BEFORE I CHANGED THE FREQ. HE TOLD US TO CLB BACK UP TO 12000 FT WE WERE AT 11000 FT. BEFORE LEAVING HIS FREQ, I ASKED IF THIS IS A PROB. HE SAID NO IT WAS NOT. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD RWY 25L BACKED UP ON THE SECONDARY FLT PLAN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CREW WAS FLYING AN A320 AIRBUS. UPON REFLECTION, THE CREW REALIZES THEY SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE LAST MIN CHANGE. THEY WILL NEXT TIME.

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.