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| Title: | Unstabilized approach, Boeing 747-2D7B, N523MC |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 747-2D7B descended significantly beneath the glide slope. |
| Event Time: | 2004-12-12 at 1611 UTC |
| File Name: | 2004-12-12-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/C2004/12/03 |
| Pages: | 10 |
| Site of event: | Approach to Stansted |
| Departure: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination: | London Stansted Airport, Essex, England |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-2D7B |
| Flight Phase: | Approach |
| Registration(s): | N523MC |
| Operator(s): | Atlas Air |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 3 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 3 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | The incident occurred when the crew became involved with an apparent unserviceability, which resulted in no-one in the cockpit monitoring the flight path of the aircraft during an ILS approach. The aircraft broke cloud at 900 feet amsl just over 6 nm from the threshold. The commander then disconnected the autopilots and manually flew the aircraft to acquire the proper glideslope. Subsequent to the incident, the crew did not report the incident to the airport authority nor to their company. The incident and subsequent lack of proper reporting procedures by the crew indicated a serious breakdown in crew effectiveness. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Crew Resource Management |
| Operations - Task Saturation | |
| Operations - Unstabilized Approach |
| Close match: | Late gear and flap selection, Boeing 767-200, N653US |
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