B757 initiates go around at jfk due to equipment problem, short turn-on, speed and winds.

Attributes
ACN	607222
Time
Date	200402
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	607222
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : loc/gs auto plt other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : n90.tracon

Narrative:

On base leg to intercept runway 4L localizer, ILS approach, jfk, autoplt and flight director captured GS and initiated descent. Localizer was captured. Flight director continued to command descent. Disconnected autoplt and flight director, continued approach raw data. Attempted to reconnect flight director -- unsuccessful. Performed missed approach. Vectored for another approach to runway 4R ILS jfk. Flight director and autoplt worked fine. Suspected factors involved: 1) unprotected ILS approachs to runway 4L ILS at jfk. Aircraft taking off while approachs being conducted. 2) vectored to intercept localizer and GS at FAF. 3) tailwinds in excess of 20 KTS at GS intercept altitudes. 4) last assigned airspeed 210 KIAS on base leg.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 INITIATES GAR AT JFK DUE TO EQUIP PROB, SHORT TURN-ON, SPD AND WINDS.

Narrative: ON BASE LEG TO INTERCEPT RWY 4L LOC, ILS APCH, JFK, AUTOPLT AND FLT DIRECTOR CAPTURED GS AND INITIATED DSCNT. LOC WAS CAPTURED. FLT DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO COMMAND DSCNT. DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND FLT DIRECTOR, CONTINUED APCH RAW DATA. ATTEMPTED TO RECONNECT FLT DIRECTOR -- UNSUCCESSFUL. PERFORMED MISSED APCH. VECTORED FOR ANOTHER APCH TO RWY 4R ILS JFK. FLT DIRECTOR AND AUTOPLT WORKED FINE. SUSPECTED FACTORS INVOLVED: 1) UNPROTECTED ILS APCHS TO RWY 4L ILS AT JFK. ACFT TAKING OFF WHILE APCHS BEING CONDUCTED. 2) VECTORED TO INTERCEPT LOC AND GS AT FAF. 3) TAILWINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS AT GS INTERCEPT ALTS. 4) LAST ASSIGNED AIRSPD 210 KIAS ON BASE LEG.

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.