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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1734277 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.TRACON | 
| State Reference | PA | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 | 
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying | 
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict | 
Narrative:
Traffic resolution advisory warning system alert (TA/RA) at 3;500 ft. About 5 miles from cowad intersection on ILS localizer runway 17. [Cause was] VFR traffic at 3;000 ft. In runway 17 approach corridor to phl. [We] complied with RA to climb from 3;500 ft. [Recommend] ATC [provide] communication advisory away from traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 First Officer reported responding to a TCAS RA on approach to PHL to avoid VFR traffic in the approach corridor.
Narrative: Traffic resolution advisory warning system alert (TA/RA) at 3;500 ft. about 5 miles from COWAD intersection on ILS localizer Runway 17. [Cause was] VFR traffic at 3;000 ft. in Runway 17 approach corridor to PHL. [We] complied with RA to climb from 3;500 ft. [Recommend] ATC [provide] communication advisory away from traffic.
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.