Medium large transport on vectors to hold has TCASII RA to descend.

Attributes
ACN	255515
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	255514
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
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
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aborted on approach clearance due to severe thunderstorms and 13 KT tailwinds. Thunderstorm overhead airport, air traffic area, vicinity. Was to hold at mia VORTAC and issued vector and climb to 6000 ft. TCASII alert and RA at 5600 ft, began immediate descent on a 350 degree heading until clear of conflict. Our attention was totally absorbed by deteriorating WX, and as a result approach control (120.5) was also busy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON VECTORS TO HOLD HAS TCASII RA TO DSND.

Narrative: ABORTED ON APCH CLRNC DUE TO SEVERE TSTMS AND 13 KT TAILWINDS. TSTM OVERHEAD ARPT, ATA, VICINITY. WAS TO HOLD AT MIA VORTAC AND ISSUED VECTOR AND CLB TO 6000 FT. TCASII ALERT AND RA AT 5600 FT, BEGAN IMMEDIATE DSCNT ON A 350 DEG HDG UNTIL CLR OF CONFLICT. OUR ATTN WAS TOTALLY ABSORBED BY DETERIORATING WX, AND AS A RESULT APCH CTL (120.5) WAS ALSO BUSY.

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.