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TCAS RA dictated climb to 500' altitude deviation. Controller was advised flight was leaving 8000'. Leveled at 8500'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182551 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 182551 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into phl area, descended to 8000'. Received TCAS TA followed by TCAS RA. By climbing to 8500', RA satisfied. Traffic visually spotted. ATC stated traffic at 7500'. Evasive action taken due to TCAS RA. ATC was informed of climb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TCAS RA DICTATED CLIMB TO 500' ALT DEVIATION. CTLR WAS ADVISED FLT WAS LEAVING 8000'. LEVELED AT 8500'.
Narrative: ON DSNT INTO PHL AREA, DSNDED TO 8000'. RECEIVED TCAS TA FOLLOWED BY TCAS RA. BY CLBING TO 8500', RA SATISFIED. TFC VISUALLY SPOTTED. ATC STATED TFC AT 7500'. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN DUE TO TCAS RA. ATC WAS INFORMED OF CLB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.