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A319 pilot reported airborne conflict (RA) with VFR traffic during SID climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1509520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ONT.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We departed 26R on SNSHN2 departure which is routed over the pom VOR. On this SID the pom VOR is to be crossed at or below 8;000 feet. Clearance was to climb via the SID except maintain 14;000. Socal advised us of VFR traffic less than a mile north of the pom VOR at 6;500. Shortly before reaching the pom VOR on the SID; socal told us to amend altitude to maintain 6;000. We then stopped the climb and leveled at 6;000. Shortly after leveling and approaching the pom VOR and making the turn on the SID towards terrain; we received an RA to descend due to the VFR traffic over the pom VOR; which had us descending towards terrain.instead of socal flying us directly into traffic over the pom VOR; socal should have provided us with a heading to give us terrain and traffic avoidance. [They] gave us neither. If it is a necessity the VFR aircraft operate over the pom VOR; since the SID is at or below 8;000; the VFR traffic needs to be at or above 9;000. At the very minimum at or above 8;500 to provide separation. 6;500 is the same altitude we will be climbing through to climb via the SID.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 pilot reported airborne conflict (RA) with VFR traffic during SID climb.
Narrative: We departed 26R on SNSHN2 DEP which is routed over the POM VOR. On this SID the POM VOR is to be crossed at or below 8;000 feet. Clearance was to climb via the SID except maintain 14;000. SoCal advised us of VFR traffic less than a mile north of the POM VOR at 6;500. Shortly before reaching the POM VOR on the SID; SoCal told us to amend altitude to maintain 6;000. We then stopped the climb and leveled at 6;000. Shortly after leveling and approaching the POM VOR and making the turn on the SID towards terrain; we received an RA to descend due to the VFR traffic over the POM VOR; which had us descending towards terrain.Instead of SoCal flying us directly into traffic over the POM VOR; SoCal should have provided us with a heading to give us terrain and traffic avoidance. [They] gave us neither. If it is a necessity the VFR aircraft operate over the POM VOR; since the SID is at or below 8;000; the VFR traffic needs to be at or above 9;000. At the very minimum at or above 8;500 to provide separation. 6;500 is the same altitude we will be climbing through to climb via the SID.
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.