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A319 flight crew has unstabilized approach; executes a go around; returns for landing; and exceeds flap speed limitation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : grr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 246 flight time total : 13756 flight time type : 2947 |
| ASRS Report | 699599 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
First officer was PF. This is his first trip after returning from furlough. First 2 1/2 days were completely uneventful. Approach set the first officer up 850 ft high for his position on the approach to runway 4R. He was slow on recognition and application of corrective actions. It is extremely hard for a new airbus guy to realize you have to level off; go flaps 3 degrees; gear down and speed brake to have any chance at getting on profile. I tried to talk him through it; but it was too much; too fast. Rather than let him try to fly an unstabilized approach; I took the aircraft; went around; put it on downwind and gave it back to him. At this point I reprogrammed the computers; and ran the checklists. Approach turned us in before I was done and broke my sequence. As I was setting up the approach for the first officer and did headings and radio; I forgot to activate and confirm with everything else going on. Coming down the glide path; everything was fine until rekks when we selected managed speed. The speed went to green DOT of course; but got autothrottles off in time; unfortunately; mr X gave us a 7 KT bump crossing the gravel pit from updrafts. We ended up overspding flaps 3 degrees by 4 KTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLT CREW HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH; EXECUTES A GAR; RETURNS FOR LNDG; AND EXCEEDS FLAP SPD LIMITATION.
Narrative: FO WAS PF. THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP AFTER RETURNING FROM FURLOUGH. FIRST 2 1/2 DAYS WERE COMPLETELY UNEVENTFUL. APCH SET THE FO UP 850 FT HIGH FOR HIS POS ON THE APCH TO RWY 4R. HE WAS SLOW ON RECOGNITION AND APPLICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD FOR A NEW AIRBUS GUY TO REALIZE YOU HAVE TO LEVEL OFF; GO FLAPS 3 DEGS; GEAR DOWN AND SPD BRAKE TO HAVE ANY CHANCE AT GETTING ON PROFILE. I TRIED TO TALK HIM THROUGH IT; BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH; TOO FAST. RATHER THAN LET HIM TRY TO FLY AN UNSTABILIZED APCH; I TOOK THE ACFT; WENT AROUND; PUT IT ON DOWNWIND AND GAVE IT BACK TO HIM. AT THIS POINT I REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTERS; AND RAN THE CHKLISTS. APCH TURNED US IN BEFORE I WAS DONE AND BROKE MY SEQUENCE. AS I WAS SETTING UP THE APCH FOR THE FO AND DID HEADINGS AND RADIO; I FORGOT TO ACTIVATE AND CONFIRM WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. COMING DOWN THE GLIDE PATH; EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL REKKS WHEN WE SELECTED MANAGED SPD. THE SPD WENT TO GREEN DOT OF COURSE; BUT GOT AUTOTHROTTLES OFF IN TIME; UNFORTUNATELY; MR X GAVE US A 7 KT BUMP XING THE GRAVEL PIT FROM UPDRAFTS. WE ENDED UP OVERSPDING FLAPS 3 DEGS BY 4 KTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.