Aircraft a saw widebody transport and made a turn to avoid conflict.

Attributes
ACN	117664
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	117664
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The widebody transport was deviating north around thunderstorms prior to the incident. Widebody transport had turned south and was descending to 6000'. Traffic was called at 12 O'clock and 4 mi opposite direction, type and altitude unknown. Widebody transport pilot reported the traffic was a twin (aircraft a) and that aircraft a took evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT A SAW WDB AND MADE A TURN TO AVOID CONFLICT.

Narrative: THE WDB WAS DEVIATING N AROUND TSTMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WDB HAD TURNED S AND WAS DESCENDING TO 6000'. TFC WAS CALLED AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 4 MI OPPOSITE DIRECTION, TYPE AND ALT UNKNOWN. WDB PLT REPORTED THE TFC WAS A TWIN (ACFT A) AND THAT ACFT A TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.