Narrative:

In sum: air carrier X on a flight from osaka to hnl at FL330 observed 2 aircraft on the TCASII display while still within radar coverage of tokyo center. 1 aircraft was climbing through FL280 and the other was indicating FL370. After listening to the exchange of xmissions between the controller and the flight crew of the aircraft that was climbing. The reporter was able to determine that the climbing aircraft was air carrier Y since the controller had pointed out the reporter's aircraft as being at the 3 O'clock position at a distance of 17 mi. This coincided with the TCASII target position displayed. The center controller had asked air carrier Y their climb rate and was informed that it was 500 FPM. Reporter was able to determine that this was not true as indicated by the TCASII which reporter felt was about 100 FPM. The controller requested air carrier Y to make a 360 degree turn 3 times and each time requested their altitude. Subsequently, reporter lost the TCASII target and immediately turned on the WX radar to relocate the target. The flight crew of reporter's aircraft attempted to visually sight air carrier Y and continued to monitor the WX radar to flight follow the air carrier Y as it approached to about 5 mi of their aircraft. The TCASII target for air carrier Y reappeared, indicating the aircraft at FL350, between their 10-11 O'clock position. At this time the anti-collision lights were visible. Earlier, about the time reporter lost the TCASII target for air carrier Y, both aircraft had been switched to en route radio. At that time, reporter attempted to contact air carrier Y but got no response even though they could hear communication between en route radio personnel and air carrier Y. After flight following communication and TCASII altitude of air carrier Y to hnl, air carrier Y landed immediately behind reporter's aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERROR PLTDEV BTWN ACR X AND ACR Y.

Narrative: IN SUM: ACR X ON A FLT FROM OSAKA TO HNL AT FL330 OBSERVED 2 ACFT ON THE TCASII DISPLAY WHILE STILL WITHIN RADAR COVERAGE OF TOKYO CTR. 1 ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH FL280 AND THE OTHER WAS INDICATING FL370. AFTER LISTENING TO THE EXCHANGE OF XMISSIONS BTWN THE CTLR AND THE FLC OF THE ACFT THAT WAS CLBING. THE RPTR WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE CLBING ACFT WAS ACR Y SINCE THE CTLR HAD POINTED OUT THE RPTR'S ACFT AS BEING AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POS AT A DISTANCE OF 17 MI. THIS COINCIDED WITH THE TCASII TARGET POS DISPLAYED. THE CTR CTLR HAD ASKED ACR Y THEIR CLB RATE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS 500 FPM. RPTR WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THIS WAS NOT TRUE AS INDICATED BY THE TCASII WHICH RPTR FELT WAS ABOUT 100 FPM. THE CTLR REQUESTED ACR Y TO MAKE A 360 DEG TURN 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME REQUESTED THEIR ALT. SUBSEQUENTLY, RPTR LOST THE TCASII TARGET AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE WX RADAR TO RELOCATE THE TARGET. THE FLC OF RPTR'S ACFT ATTEMPTED TO VISUALLY SIGHT ACR Y AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WX RADAR TO FLT FOLLOW THE ACR Y AS IT APCHED TO ABOUT 5 MI OF THEIR ACFT. THE TCASII TARGET FOR ACR Y REAPPEARED, INDICATING THE ACFT AT FL350, BTWN THEIR 10-11 O'CLOCK POS. AT THIS TIME THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS WERE VISIBLE. EARLIER, ABOUT THE TIME RPTR LOST THE TCASII TARGET FOR ACR Y, BOTH ACFT HAD BEEN SWITCHED TO ENRTE RADIO. AT THAT TIME, RPTR ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACR Y BUT GOT NO RESPONSE EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD HEAR COM BTWN ENRTE RADIO PERSONNEL AND ACR Y. AFTER FLT FOLLOWING COM AND TCASII ALT OF ACR Y TO HNL, ACR Y LANDED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND RPTR'S 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.