F100 on approach into dfw gets a TCASII RA from traffic below. First officer slows descent. Clear of conflict sounds. Reporter noted that they were over a small airport on this visual approach.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	362560
Time
Date	199703
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	362560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Received a very brief TCASII RA while approximately over the little airfield on the western shore of lake lewisville, no target was seen on the TCASII display and the first officer, as PF, just slowed the rate of descent. Following this, very brief RA and the clear of conflict message immediately sounded. I did not, as PNF, visually see another target during that visual approach to runway 17C at dfw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 ON APCH INTO DFW GETS A TCASII RA FROM TFC BELOW. FO SLOWS DSCNT. CLR OF CONFLICT SOUNDS. RPTR NOTED THAT THEY WERE OVER A SMALL ARPT ON THIS VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: RECEIVED A VERY BRIEF TCASII RA WHILE APPROX OVER THE LITTLE AIRFIELD ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE LEWISVILLE, NO TARGET WAS SEEN ON THE TCASII DISPLAY AND THE FO, AS PF, JUST SLOWED THE RATE OF DSCNT. FOLLOWING THIS, VERY BRIEF RA AND THE CLR OF CONFLICT MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY SOUNDED. I DID NOT, AS PNF, VISUALLY SEE ANOTHER TARGET DURING THAT VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17C AT DFW.

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.