Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Human-Machine Interface; Workload; Training / Qualification; Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft; Procedure; Weather
On approach to Runway 25L LAX; we were slightly just above the glideslope and not yet captured. At approximately 1;800 FT to 1;900 FT the glideslope signal was lost in IMC conditions. The Captain; pilot not flying; called go-around. Per SOP; at this time the MCP altitude was set at 2;600 FT or so; ('maintain 2;600 FT till established.......'). Per SOP; TOGA was activated. By the time go around communication was established with the Tower; due to TOGA climb parameters; the aircraft was above the 2;000 FT missed approach altitude. New altitude was requested and assigned. It is a shame we had to execute a missed approach so close to the missed approach altitude. There was only a 100 FT to 200 FT window. As described above; due to SOP; without glideslope capture; ALT window would not be at missed approach altitude. There was not enough altitude/time to accomplish the go around procedures per SOP/communicate with ATC within 200 FT or so.
An Air Carrier Captain reported executing a missed approach on the LAX 25L ILS at 1;800 FT after the glideslope failed and because the glideslope was not captured did not have the missed approach altitude set in the MCP ALT window.