B737-700
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload; Human-Machine Interface; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew FLC Overrode Automation; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft; Procedure
On the short flight we briefed in depth the [approach] page and the possibility of different taxi routes. This caused us to be late on getting the performance weight and balance landing performance. As we continued on the arrival; we decided to use the AeroData app to get the data. I transferred control to the First Officer (FO) to work on getting data. After not being able to get the data I notified ATC that we needed delayed vectors to contact our Dispatch to receive our data. ATC continued to push us into the approach not really caring that we asked for delayed vectors. I let them know again.They slowed us to 180 knots and I noticed that we were still clean at 180 knots so we selected flaps 5. I monitored number 2 radio and finally got dispatch and landing on about a 15 mile final. After landing and exiting the runway the ACARS chimes and our landing data came through. We called Maintenance and they reset the ACARS to clear the memory of the system. This distraction caused us to be in the Yellow which caused us to be clean at 180 knots. I should have been more assertive with ATC and not let them push us into the approach.
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B737 flight crew reported that they were unable to get the performance weight and balance landing data through ACARS.