VISUAL APCH AT LAX IN HAZE.

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WE DEPARTED SMO VOR HDG 070 DEGS DSNDING OUT OF 7000 FT AT 250 KTS. THIS POSITIONED US ON A HIGH R DOWNWIND FOR THE RWYS AT LAX. OVER THE RADIO WE HEAR A ACR FLT RPT TO ATC THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBS. WE ARE ABEAM LAX ON A HIGH R DOWNWIND. I AM ON THE RADIO AND IN THE R SEAT AND CAN CLRLY SEE THE ARPT. THE PF IN THE L SEAT CANNOT. ATCT ASKS IF I HAVE THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND I ANSWER YES. WE ARE IMMEDIATELY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL RWY 24R; AND TOLD TO 'TURN BASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' OUR ALT IS 5500 FT; SPD 250 KTS AND CLOSE TO THE FIELD. THIS UNUSUAL APCH CLRNC WAS ISSUED TO US SO THE ACR COULD LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER TURNING BASE; THE FIELD WAS NO LONGER IN SIGHT DUE TO THE SETTING SUN THROUGH THE HAZE SHINING DIRECTLY INTO OUR EYES. WE PASSED THROUGH THE RWY 24R FINAL APCH COURSE. UPON ROLLING OUT AND SEEING AN AIRPLANE ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE RWY WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON; WE REALIZED IT WAS RWY 25R AND THAT WE WERE CLRED TO CHANGE TO RWY 24R. NORMAL MANEUVERING WAS THEN USED FOR LNDG ON RWY 24R. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ACCEPTED THE VISUAL APCH UNDER DECREASING VISIBILITY AND; ONCE WE DID; WE SHOULD HAVE CANCELED IT AND TAKEN A VECTOR ONCE WE REALIZED WE COULDN'T SEE THE FIELD.