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Flight crew of an md super 80 climbed in response to a TCASII RA traffic of a light aircraft level at 500 ft below since they did not have the other aircraft in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374006 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 374006 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 374290 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach called out opposite direction VFR traffic 500 ft below at 12 O'clock. Unable to see light aircraft. TCASII RA response climbed from 11000 ft to 12000 ft at about 2000 FPM then descended when clear of conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD SUPER 80 CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA TFC OF A LIGHT ACFT LEVEL AT 500 FT BELOW SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT.
Narrative: APCH CALLED OUT OPPOSITE DIRECTION VFR TFC 500 FT BELOW AT 12 O'CLOCK. UNABLE TO SEE LIGHT ACFT. TCASII RA RESPONSE CLBED FROM 11000 FT TO 12000 FT AT ABOUT 2000 FPM THEN DSNDED WHEN CLR OF CONFLICT.
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.