<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1676100, August 2019

Air carrier captain reported taking evasive action responding to an RA for an unidentified VFR aircraft on their approach course to pae airport.

Attributes
ACN	1676100
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PAE.Airport
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

I responded to an RA on downwind leg into pae. We were level at 4;000 feet abeam pae landing south and had to descend due to a general aviation aircraft that was proceeding towards us and not in communication with ATC. ATC made efforts to reach the aircraft; but was unable. We were given a lower altitude and a turn to the northeast. There was little else we could do to prevent or avoid this situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier Captain reported taking evasive action responding to an RA for an unidentified VFR aircraft on their approach course to PAE airport.

Narrative: I responded to an RA on downwind leg into PAE. We were level at 4;000 feet abeam PAE landing south and had to descend due to a general aviation aircraft that was proceeding towards us and not in communication with ATC. ATC made efforts to reach the aircraft; but was unable. We were given a lower altitude and a turn to the northeast. There was little else we could do to prevent or avoid this situation.

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.