Air carrier on VOR approach has TCASII RA to descend.

Attributes
ACN	249642
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cri airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	249642
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During VOR approach to runway 13L at jfk, approach control issued traffic at 1 O'clock at 3500 ft. We were at 3000. Light aircraft traffic descended to our altitude, 3000. We had to follow TCASII RA to descend out of 3000 to 2800 to miss the light aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON VOR APCH HAS TCASII RA TO DSND.

Narrative: DURING VOR APCH TO RWY 13L AT JFK, APCH CTL ISSUED TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK AT 3500 FT. WE WERE AT 3000. LIGHT ACFT TFC DSNDED TO OUR ALT, 3000. WE HAD TO FOLLOW TCASII RA TO DSND OUT OF 3000 TO 2800 TO MISS THE LIGHT ACFT.

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.