Heavy transport made high speed, non stabilized approach to lax.

Attributes
ACN	92245
Time
Date	198808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180
ASRS Report	92245
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying to lax and on descent the first officer had an instrument malfunction. We became high and when we became visual we did an s-turn to lose altitude. We landed fast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HVT MADE HIGH SPEED, NON STABILIZED APCH TO LAX.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING TO LAX AND ON DSCNT THE F/O HAD AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION. WE BECAME HIGH AND WHEN WE BECAME VISUAL WE DID AN S-TURN TO LOSE ALT. WE LANDED FAST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.