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A321 captain reported a passenger informed the flight crew of a airborne conflict with a uav during the arrival phase of the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1733025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | VA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Passenger |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
Passenger came to the flight deck after we landed. Said he worked for the FAA and said that he saw a drone pass on the right side of the aircraft. Said it was about 3 feet wide and a quadcopter. From the description from the passenger of where we were when he saw it I am guessing that it was before the approach. I am guessing we were between 5000-3000 feet. I informed the flight duty officer and base manager who were going to tell act.none
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported a passenger informed the flight crew of a airborne conflict with a UAV during the arrival phase of the flight.
Narrative: Passenger came to the flight deck after we landed. Said he worked for the FAA and said that he saw a drone pass on the right side of the aircraft. Said it was about 3 feet wide and a quadcopter. From the description from the passenger of where we were when he saw it I am guessing that it was before the approach. I am guessing we were between 5000-3000 feet. I informed the flight duty officer and base manager who were going to tell act.None
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.