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Flight crew of an MD80 took evasive action in response to a TCASII RA caused by a parachute jump aircraft within 1 mi of one of the major arrival rtes to dfw airport. As the reporter was leveling at 11000 ft, the TCASII RA instructed a climb which was stopped at 12700 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : byp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 355512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Leveling off over byp at 11000 ft at 310 KTS, a VFR target caused a TCASII RA and made us climb back up to 12700 ft unable to move that plane. We never saw the target, a parachute plane, but according to the controller, we were within 1 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA CAUSED BY A PARACHUTE JUMP ACFT WITHIN 1 MI OF ONE OF THE MAJOR ARR RTES TO DFW ARPT. AS THE RPTR WAS LEVELING AT 11000 FT, THE TCASII RA INSTRUCTED A CLB WHICH WAS STOPPED AT 12700 FT.
Narrative: LEVELING OFF OVER BYP AT 11000 FT AT 310 KTS, A VFR TARGET CAUSED A TCASII RA AND MADE US CLB BACK UP TO 12700 FT UNABLE TO MOVE THAT PLANE. WE NEVER SAW THE TARGET, A PARACHUTE PLANE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE CTLR, WE WERE WITHIN 1 MI.
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.