Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft made an evasive action turn in response to a ...

Attributes
ACN	247194
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hec
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	247194
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 other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X airlines flight from phx to bur passing hector wbound, we were advised to look for a fgt at FL250. We were level at FL260 and fgt was level at 250, eastbound and 25 mi ahead of us. We had visual with the fgt about 10 mi ahead putting out a lot of smoke. Our TCASII saw this aircraft and told us to climb. Our TCASII showed the fgt 400 below us. I saw another aircraft above us, so I turned to the right. I told ZLA that we were climbing and their reply was don't climb, turn right to 280 degrees. End of conflict. I talked to ZLA on the ground in bur. They looked at the tape and said no conflict. Our TCASII showed the fgt 400 below us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT MADE AN EVASIVE ACTION TURN IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: ACR X AIRLINES FLT FROM PHX TO BUR PASSING HECTOR WBOUND, WE WERE ADVISED TO LOOK FOR A FGT AT FL250. WE WERE LEVEL AT FL260 AND FGT WAS LEVEL AT 250, EBOUND AND 25 MI AHEAD OF US. WE HAD VISUAL WITH THE FGT ABOUT 10 MI AHEAD PUTTING OUT A LOT OF SMOKE. OUR TCASII SAW THIS ACFT AND TOLD US TO CLB. OUR TCASII SHOWED THE FGT 400 BELOW US. I SAW ANOTHER ACFT ABOVE US, SO I TURNED TO THE R. I TOLD ZLA THAT WE WERE CLBING AND THEIR REPLY WAS DON'T CLB, TURN R TO 280 DEGS. END OF CONFLICT. I TALKED TO ZLA ON THE GND IN BUR. THEY LOOKED AT THE TAPE AND SAID NO CONFLICT. OUR TCASII SHOWED THE FGT 400 BELOW US.

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.

Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft made an evasive action turn in response to a TCASII RA.