Airborne conflict -- twice.

Attributes
ACN	294460
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	294460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	294463
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier, second day of a 2-DAY pairing, last leg of the flight sequence. First officer at controls. Phx approach asked if we had the navajo traffic (target #1) in front of us and we answered 'yes.' he then told us to pass above and behind the navajo and we were cleared for the visual approach to runway 26R. I read back the clearance, and the first officer initiated a visual descent. Almost at the same time, the ATC controller said, 'traffic alert, stop your descent.' simultaneously, the first officer saw an aircraft (target #2) below and to the right of us and immediately applied power and began a slight climbing left turn. I radioed to approach that we were in a climb. I then observed an aircraft in my field of vision at 11 O'clock (target #3) slightly higher than us. During this time the TCASII aural alert was sounding, the autoplt disconnect horn was sounding, and I was giving guidance to the first officer to avoid target #3. I scanned the TCASII display and saw target #2 at our position indicating '00' (at our altitude) also the RA display showed the arc completely red in all quadrants. After what seemed a lifetime, we cleared all targets. Approach control gave us a heading of 350 degrees and a climb to 6000 ft. By this time, we were too high for the approach to runway 26R, so we were given vectors for a 270 degree turn back to final and landed uneventfully. Near midair collision report filed. The loud volume of the TCASII and autoplt disconnect horn together degraded the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRBORNE CONFLICT -- TWICE.

Narrative: ACR, SECOND DAY OF A 2-DAY PAIRING, LAST LEG OF THE FLT SEQUENCE. FO AT CTLS. PHX APCH ASKED IF WE HAD THE NAVAJO TFC (TARGET #1) IN FRONT OF US AND WE ANSWERED 'YES.' HE THEN TOLD US TO PASS ABOVE AND BEHIND THE NAVAJO AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26R. I READ BACK THE CLRNC, AND THE FO INITIATED A VISUAL DSCNT. ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME, THE ATC CTLR SAID, 'TFC ALERT, STOP YOUR DSCNT.' SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE FO SAW AN ACFT (TARGET #2) BELOW AND TO THE R OF US AND IMMEDIATELY APPLIED PWR AND BEGAN A SLIGHT CLBING L TURN. I RADIOED TO APCH THAT WE WERE IN A CLB. I THEN OBSERVED AN ACFT IN MY FIELD OF VISION AT 11 O'CLOCK (TARGET #3) SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN US. DURING THIS TIME THE TCASII AURAL ALERT WAS SOUNDING, THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECT HORN WAS SOUNDING, AND I WAS GIVING GUIDANCE TO THE FO TO AVOID TARGET #3. I SCANNED THE TCASII DISPLAY AND SAW TARGET #2 AT OUR POS INDICATING '00' (AT OUR ALT) ALSO THE RA DISPLAY SHOWED THE ARC COMPLETELY RED IN ALL QUADRANTS. AFTER WHAT SEEMED A LIFETIME, WE CLRED ALL TARGETS. APCH CTL GAVE US A HDG OF 350 DEGS AND A CLB TO 6000 FT. BY THIS TIME, WE WERE TOO HIGH FOR THE APCH TO RWY 26R, SO WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS FOR A 270 DEG TURN BACK TO FINAL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NMAC RPT FILED. THE LOUD VOLUME OF THE TCASII AND AUTOPLT DISCONNECT HORN TOGETHER DEGRADED THE SIT.

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.