<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1732054, February 2020

Air carrier flight crew reported the procedures for changing TCAS settings from TA/RA to TA only are different for den and sfo airports; and suggested that they be standardized.

Attributes
ACN	1732054
Time
Date	202002
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The den airport information pages provide a set of procedures for when a flight crew can (and should) change the TCAS from TA/RA to TA only. The airport information pages for sfo also have procedures for changing the TCAS from TA/RA to TA only. The problem is that these two procedures are significantly different. I don't know who is responsible for establishing these procedures (FAA; company; local ATC; etc.); but shouldn't these procedures be standardized throughout our system; if not in the entire us? These procedures are established to enhance safety and are important. They should be standardized throughout our system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported the procedures for changing TCAS settings from TA/RA to TA only are different for DEN and SFO airports; and suggested that they be standardized.

Narrative: The DEN airport information pages provide a set of procedures for when a flight crew can (and should) change the TCAS from TA/RA to TA only. The airport information pages for SFO also have procedures for changing the TCAS from TA/RA to TA only. The problem is that these two procedures are significantly different. I don't know who is responsible for establishing these procedures (FAA; Company; Local ATC; etc.); but shouldn't these procedures be standardized throughout our system; if not in the entire US? These procedures are established to enhance Safety and are important. They should be standardized throughout our system.

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.