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Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft climbed above assigned approach vectoring altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 251613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 251690 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
TCASII gave TA then RA. We followed RA and climbed to 8500 ft. Target leveled at 7000 ft. We advised ATC. When clear of conflict we returned to 8000 ft. We had not received an acknowledgement from ATC, so we advised him again. He had not heard our first call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED APCH VECTORING ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: TCASII GAVE TA THEN RA. WE FOLLOWED RA AND CLBED TO 8500 FT. TARGET LEVELED AT 7000 FT. WE ADVISED ATC. WHEN CLR OF CONFLICT WE RETURNED TO 8000 FT. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM ATC, SO WE ADVISED HIM AGAIN. HE HAD NOT HEARD OUR FIRST CALL.
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.