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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1683647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EGLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 203 Flight Crew Type 1107 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
Departed egll [runway] 9R on the gasgu 1J SID. While level at 6;000 near ock a drone went under us between 5;000-6;000 just off our left side. While I noticed its large size; the first officer said it was blue in color. Reported the sighting to ATC and then later in cruise to dispatch. No evasive maneuvering was done. FYI - in the dispatcher remarks of the fp: 'captain call dispatcher for briefing reference drone activity in egll/lhr area'. Conversation with dispatch over the phone I was told the drone activity was between 7-10 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-757 Captain reported experiencing an airborne conflict with a drone during departure from Heathrow.
Narrative: Departed EGLL [Runway] 9R on the GASGU 1J SID. While level at 6;000 near OCK a drone went under us between 5;000-6;000 just off our left side. While I noticed its large size; the First Officer said it was blue in color. Reported the sighting to ATC and then later in cruise to Dispatch. No evasive maneuvering was done. FYI - in the Dispatcher remarks of the FP: 'CAPTAIN CALL DISPATCHER FOR BRIEFING REFERENCE DRONE ACTIVITY IN EGLL/LHR AREA'. Conversation with Dispatch over the phone I was told the drone activity was between 7-10 ft.
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.