Narrative:

We were being vectored on a left downwind for a visual approach to runway 13R at psp. Psp reported WX 5 mi visibility blowing dust; surface winds variable with gusts up to 20 KTS; report moderate turbulence. As we were vectored toward the airport for a visual approach we did not get the airport in sight due to blowing dust. Approach told us to climb from 4000 ft to 5000 ft MSL and expect vectors for a VOR approach. The first officer was the PF. I started to program the FMC for an approach when ATC called and said that we needed to expedite climb due to terrain ahead. The first officer needed prompting to start climb and retract the gear and flaps. After getting the gear up and flaps to 1 degree I went back to selecting the approach in the FMC. When I looked up at the flight instruments the aircraft airspeed was below maneuvering airspeed for our flap confign and we were not accelerating. I took command of the flying duties and regained airspeed. During this time we were experiencing moderate turbulence and wind gusts +30 KTS. We got clearance to proceed to ogibe and completed the RNAV runway 13R approach; to an uneventful landing runway 13R in visual conditions. My briefing for this approach was very abbreviated; as I did not desire to delay the approach due to moderate turbulence we were encountering. Looking back it would have been much better to have executed the RNAV instrument approach from the beginning. The first officer's getting slow during the climb was partially due to doing a clean-up of the aircraft from this situation and not something we specifically train for and also he is fairly new on the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW FAILS TO PROPERLY EXECUTE A GAR AFTER NOT ACQUIRING PSP ARPT ON A VISUAL APCH DUE TO DUST.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED ON A L DOWNWIND FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 13R AT PSP. PSP RPTED WX 5 MI VISIBILITY BLOWING DUST; SURFACE WINDS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS; RPT MODERATE TURB. AS WE WERE VECTORED TOWARD THE ARPT FOR A VISUAL APCH WE DID NOT GET THE ARPT IN SIGHT DUE TO BLOWING DUST. APCH TOLD US TO CLB FROM 4000 FT TO 5000 FT MSL AND EXPECT VECTORS FOR A VOR APCH. THE FO WAS THE PF. I STARTED TO PROGRAM THE FMC FOR AN APCH WHEN ATC CALLED AND SAID THAT WE NEEDED TO EXPEDITE CLB DUE TO TERRAIN AHEAD. THE FO NEEDED PROMPTING TO START CLB AND RETRACT THE GEAR AND FLAPS. AFTER GETTING THE GEAR UP AND FLAPS TO 1 DEG I WENT BACK TO SELECTING THE APCH IN THE FMC. WHEN I LOOKED UP AT THE FLT INSTS THE ACFT AIRSPD WAS BELOW MANEUVERING AIRSPD FOR OUR FLAP CONFIGN AND WE WERE NOT ACCELERATING. I TOOK COMMAND OF THE FLYING DUTIES AND REGAINED AIRSPD. DURING THIS TIME WE WERE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TURB AND WIND GUSTS +30 KTS. WE GOT CLRNC TO PROCEED TO OGIBE AND COMPLETED THE RNAV RWY 13R APCH; TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG RWY 13R IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. MY BRIEFING FOR THIS APCH WAS VERY ABBREVIATED; AS I DID NOT DESIRE TO DELAY THE APCH DUE TO MODERATE TURB WE WERE ENCOUNTERING. LOOKING BACK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER TO HAVE EXECUTED THE RNAV INST APCH FROM THE BEGINNING. THE FO'S GETTING SLOW DURING THE CLB WAS PARTIALLY DUE TO DOING A CLEAN-UP OF THE ACFT FROM THIS SITUATION AND NOT SOMETHING WE SPECIFICALLY TRAIN FOR AND ALSO HE IS FAIRLY NEW ON THE ACFT.

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.