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B737 flight crew reported a TCAS TA alert descending from 3;000 to 2;000 ft while turning a left base leg to final for lga runway 22.

Attributes
ACN	1355763
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Type 250
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR
Miss Distance	Vertical 200

Narrative:

Flight to lga was turning final descent from 3000 to 2000 ft. A TCAS TA alert from drone was received in the cockpit; from the TCAS system reporting 200 ft below TA call out; twice after visual sighting of the drone by the first officer.be more aware of possible drone incursions into controlled airspace during takeoff and landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported a TCAS TA alert descending from 3;000 to 2;000 ft while turning a left base leg to final for LGA Runway 22.

Narrative: Flight to LGA was turning final descent from 3000 to 2000 ft. A TCAS TA alert from drone was received in the cockpit; from the TCAS system reporting 200 ft below TA call out; twice after visual sighting of the drone by the FO.Be more aware of possible drone incursions into controlled airspace during takeoff and landing.

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.