Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
During an ILS approach to Runway XXR; the PF failed to slow early enough on final approach. PF configured later than desired considering the situation (fast due to earlier ATC request) resulting in the aircraft becoming high on glide path while slowing to configure for landing. PF needed to use a sink rate higher than desired to return to glide slope. We met the published parameters at all of our approach gates; but the first portion of the approach was unstable. We landed safely on XXR and proceeded routinely to the gate.The main lesson learned was to slow earlier on final approach to allow a more stable approach. We accomplished all checklists and procedures and landed safely; but the crew would have been more able to look for potential threats if the PF had flown a more stable approach during the first portion of the approach. PNF was just back from several months off - take away for PNF was to address a rapidly evolving situation sooner and prompt the PF to configure sooner.
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Air carrier flight crew reported that the first portion of the approach was unstable due to not slowing early enough on final approach.