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A321 captain reported a conflict with a drone near the outer marker of the approach to mco airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1521534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MCO.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On arrival to 18R at mco; near outer marker; the first officer reported a drone to the right and below the airplane. I did not see the drone; first officer (first officer) stated that it was near final approach; but below our airplane. We did not report it as a near miss; as first officer stated that it was not. The first officer immediately reported the drone to mco tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported a conflict with a drone near the outer marker of the approach to MCO airport.
Narrative: On arrival to 18R at MCO; near outer marker; the first officer reported a drone to the right and below the airplane. I did not see the drone; First Officer (FO) stated that it was near final approach; but below our airplane. We did not report it as a near miss; as FO stated that it was not. The FO immediately reported the drone to MCO Tower.
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.