B737-800 flight crew refuses late runway change at mco due to proximity of convective WX.

Attributes
ACN	747279
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	747279
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Due to deviating for WX; we were east of mco and approach told us to expect runway 17L. We set up and briefed runway 17L. Since I was PF; captain was talking to ATC. I think what happened was when ATC switched us to tower; they gave us the tower frequency for runway 18R. Captain checked in; we were vectored around and told cleared for a visual to runway 18R. Captain said; no we want to stay on runway 17L. There was some confusion on tower's part because it seemed they expected us to land on runway 18R; and didn't know why we were saying we wanted runway 17L. We didn't want to fuss with a last min runway change. Tower made a comment as to we were cleared to runway 18R; we disagree. We landed uneventfully on runway 17L after given clearance to land on runway 17L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLT CREW REFUSES LATE RWY CHANGE AT MCO DUE TO PROXIMITY OF CONVECTIVE WX.

Narrative: DUE TO DEVIATING FOR WX; WE WERE E OF MCO AND APCH TOLD US TO EXPECT RWY 17L. WE SET UP AND BRIEFED RWY 17L. SINCE I WAS PF; CAPT WAS TALKING TO ATC. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN ATC SWITCHED US TO TWR; THEY GAVE US THE TWR FREQ FOR RWY 18R. CAPT CHKED IN; WE WERE VECTORED AROUND AND TOLD CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 18R. CAPT SAID; NO WE WANT TO STAY ON RWY 17L. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON TWR'S PART BECAUSE IT SEEMED THEY EXPECTED US TO LAND ON RWY 18R; AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY WE WERE SAYING WE WANTED RWY 17L. WE DIDN'T WANT TO FUSS WITH A LAST MIN RWY CHANGE. TWR MADE A COMMENT AS TO WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 18R; WE DISAGREE. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 17L AFTER GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 17L.

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.