Air carrier X TCASII RA ghost target.

Attributes
ACN	246999
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	246999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X turning to a 270 degree heading level at 7000 ft MSL. Traffic at 2 O'clock, 4 mi, 4600 ft MSL climbing to 5000 ft MSL. Traffic at 10 O'clock, 2 mi, level at 5000 ft MSL. No other traffic observed. Air carrier X not designated as TCASII equipped. Another false or ghost target situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA GHOST TARGET.

Narrative: ACR X TURNING TO A 270 DEG HDG LEVEL AT 7000 FT MSL. TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK, 4 MI, 4600 FT MSL CLBING TO 5000 FT MSL. TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK, 2 MI, LEVEL AT 5000 FT MSL. NO OTHER TFC OBSERVED. ACR X NOT DESIGNATED AS TCASII EQUIPPED. ANOTHER FALSE OR GHOST TARGET SIT.

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.