B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 162
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Weather; Airport
The BUR ATIS called for Runway 33 with winds at 310 at 5 knots. The Pilot Flying (PF) briefed that she would prefer to land Runway 8 since 33 had no approaches and she had never landed on 33. The data allowed for Runway 08 with only one or two knots of tailwind. We agreed to request that; but did discuss some of the hazards associated with 33 along with a discussion of optimal flight path for the 33 Visual. When we checked in with SoCal; winds were now too strong for a landing on Runway 8 and we accepted vectors for the base to 33. I entered the runway into the FMC with a three-mile final and 3.2 degree flight path angle to match the PAPIs. We delayed calling the airport in sight until the PF could see Runway 33. By this time our vector already had us south of the Ventura Freeway; which I briefed earlier as a good guide to fly over on the way to the base turn. The PF was too slow in making the left turn for a tight enough base leg and we received a 'Caution; Terrain' GPWS Alert. We initiated a go-around IAW procedure; and the PF flew a smooth; non-eventful go-around and subsequent approach to landing on 33.1. I did a poor job of not recognizing the PF's inherent task saturation and communicating with the requisite assertiveness. I hinted that an LNAV/VNAV solution to base was available and that we needed to stay north of the freeway; but should have used more authoritative language on the necessary course correction.2. An RNAV Visual approach would be great idea for BUR Runway 33.
Executed a go-around with a turn towards BUR. BUR Tower was very slow to respond and failed to communicate an altitude or heading during the go-around. SoCal vectored us for another visual and we landed without further incident.
B737 flight crew experienced a GPWS terrain warning during a night visual approach to Runway 33 at BUR and went around. The second visual approach was successful.