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Flight crew of an large transport complained about a news media helicopter flying nearby final approach due to a low fly-by planned for maintenance to observe condition of landing gear. Helicopter set off TCASII 3 times causing reporter's crew distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 361227 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff from bos, as we raised the landing gear the aircraft shuddered. There were no other abnormals. We continued on to dfw. While in-flight we contacted our tulsa technician for some assistance. Our decision was to continue to dfw, make a low approach to a runway, and have our maintenance personnel view our gear to be sure that it was in good condition. Then we would land after we got an ok from our maintenance. During our final approach to runway 31R at dfw we were advised by the tower that there was a helicopter at 1000 ft. The helicopter was supposedly a news media aircraft filming our approach. During the approach the helicopter set off our TCASII 3 times, which distracted us from our duties. I think that news media aircraft should not be allowed to interfere with or distract us from our duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT COMPLAINED ABOUT A NEWS MEDIA HELI FLYING NEARBY FINAL APCH DUE TO A LOW FLY-BY PLANNED FOR MAINT TO OBSERVE CONDITION OF LNDG GEAR. HELI SET OFF TCASII 3 TIMES CAUSING RPTR'S CREW DISTR.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM BOS, AS WE RAISED THE LNDG GEAR THE ACFT SHUDDERED. THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMALS. WE CONTINUED ON TO DFW. WHILE INFLT WE CONTACTED OUR TULSA TECHNICIAN FOR SOME ASSISTANCE. OUR DECISION WAS TO CONTINUE TO DFW, MAKE A LOW APCH TO A RWY, AND HAVE OUR MAINT PERSONNEL VIEW OUR GEAR TO BE SURE THAT IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THEN WE WOULD LAND AFTER WE GOT AN OK FROM OUR MAINT. DURING OUR FINAL APCH TO RWY 31R AT DFW WE WERE ADVISED BY THE TWR THAT THERE WAS A HELI AT 1000 FT. THE HELI WAS SUPPOSEDLY A NEWS MEDIA ACFT FILMING OUR APCH. DURING THE APCH THE HELI SET OFF OUR TCASII 3 TIMES, WHICH DISTRACTED US FROM OUR DUTIES. I THINK THAT NEWS MEDIA ACFT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO INTERFERE WITH OR DISTRACT US FROM OUR DUTIES.
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.