A B777-200 FLT CREW FAILED TO FINISH THE FINAL DESCENT CHECK LIST BECAUSE OF DISTRACTIONS.

Date: 2008-08 · Aircraft: B777-200 · Phase: approach

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

A B777-200 FLT CREW FAILED TO FINISH THE FINAL DESCENT CHECK LIST BECAUSE OF DISTRACTIONS.

Narrative

BLOCKED IN WITH OPEN ITEM ON FINAL DSCNT CHKLIST. ALL ITEMS WERE COMPLETED HOWEVER DUE TO THESE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THE LIST WAS NOT FINISHED. 250 HR CAP; SEVERAL TWR COMS INCLUDING REQUEST TO KEEP THE SPD UP; HOT AFTERNOON; FO HAND FLYING AND BEING CLOSE TO SPD; ALT GUIDELINES HAD ME VERY TASK SATURATED AND CLOSE PARALLEL TFC. I FEEL ALL THE ABOVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OVERSIGHT AND THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL LATER AT DINNER WITH ALL THE CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 800973: I WAS PF HAND FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY XXL; ATC KEPT US HIGH AND FAST. ON APCH CLRNC I ASKED FOR 'GEAR DOWN; FINAL DSCNT CHK.' ATC ADVISED US OF PARALLEL TFC THEN ASKED US TO MAINTAIN SPD 170 KTS OR ABOVE. CAPT BECAME TASK OVERLOADED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND DSND ON THE APCH. ALL ITEMS OF THE CHKLIST WERE ACCOMPLISHED; BUT AFTER PARKING; WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CHKLIST ITEMS WERE NOT PHYSICALLY CHKED OFF. HAND FLYING IS RECOMMENDED BUT WHEN 1 CREW MEMBER BECOMES TASK OVERLOADED; THE PF SHOULD USE MORE AUTOMATION AND SHARE MORE OF THE WORKLOAD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 800953: ALL ITEMS ON CHKLIST COMPLETED; HOWEVER AFTER LNDG WE SHOWED THAT WE HAD NOT COMPLETED THE ELECTRONIC CHKLIST; WE ALL LEARNED AFTER A GOOD DISCUSSION IN DEBRIEF THAT WE WILL IN FUTURE NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE BOXED IN AGAIN BY ATC AND RUSHED; AND I SPECIFICALLY LEARNED TO BE MORE VOCAL FROM THE JUMPSEAT SOONER IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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