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A320 captain reported los angeles center frequencies were jammed; making traffic management and awareness difficult.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1285908 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct SID KARVR3 RNAV |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 15000 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
Being in contact with la center at 17;000 feet we were instructed to fly direct to tij (tijuana) VOR. After abeam damug fix we noticed an aircraft was flying direct to us 600 feet above and descending; we were instructed to climb to FL230 but at the same time we received the traffic aural warning and asked to monitor vertical speed; by the time we saw the plane it was like 2 NM and 200 feet above and the resolution [advisory] was to descend -2;200 feet/min. We followed the resolution [advisory] and almost immediately we were out of the conflict. We informed center and were cleared to continue the climb.the frequency was jammed; it wasn't easy for the controller to repeat the instruction immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported Los Angeles Center frequencies were jammed; making traffic management and awareness difficult.
Narrative: Being in contact with LA Center at 17;000 feet we were instructed to fly direct to TIJ (Tijuana) VOR. After abeam DAMUG fix we noticed an aircraft was flying direct to us 600 feet above and descending; we were instructed to climb to FL230 but at the same time we received the traffic aural warning and asked to monitor vertical speed; by the time we saw the plane it was like 2 NM and 200 feet above and the resolution [advisory] was to descend -2;200 feet/min. We followed the resolution [advisory] and almost immediately we were out of the conflict. We informed Center and were cleared to continue the climb.The frequency was jammed; it wasn't easy for the controller to repeat the instruction immediately.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.