Narrative:

We departed syr as a commercial flight to ewr. Near sax VOR we were descending and ny approach cleared the flight to teb at the same time we were advised of the traffic at our 8 O'clock position. We saw the converging traffic and took evasive action by turning right (away from the traffic) and increased our rate of descent. We were VFR and clear of clouds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC -- ACR IN A VISUAL DSCNT IS ADVISED OF AN ACFT CONVERGING FROM THE 8 O'CLOCK POS. THEY SEE AND AVOID THE TFC.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED SYR AS A COMMERCIAL FLT TO EWR. NEAR SAX VOR WE WERE DSNDING AND NY APCH CLRED THE FLT TO TEB AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE ADVISED OF THE TFC AT OUR 8 O'CLOCK POS. WE SAW THE CONVERGING TFC AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY TURNING R (AWAY FROM THE TFC) AND INCREASED OUR RATE OF DSCNT. WE WERE VFR AND CLR OF CLOUDS.

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.