A330
Human-Machine Interface; Distraction; Confusion; Time Pressure; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
Hand off to approach control late. changed landing runway. Kept high till decent to FAF altitude. Behind profile till 1500 feet. Fast on final till 500 feet ref plus 20. Landed on speed in first 1000 feet of 13000 feet runway.Language barrier; late descent; changed runway.
Inefficient ATC handling resulting in part from communications problems due to language barriers resulted in an unstabilized approach for an A330 which nonetheless resulted in an on-speed touchdown in the first thousand feet of the runway.