FK100 encounters skydivers in ZBW airspace.

Attributes
ACN	413692
Time
Date	199809
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sax
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw tower : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	413692
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route to ewr on shaff 3 arrival, cleared to hold as published at helon, 12000 ft. Autoplt/FMC operation. We entered the hold, parallel procedure. Within 30 seconds of turn, we saw skydivers at 12 O'clock and a jump aircraft approximately 2000 ft overhead wbound. 3 more divers exited aircraft, distance approximately 1 mi. We tightened turn and notified ATC that we were deviating and were immediately given 'left turn 360 degrees, descend to 11000 ft, then left to shaff and hold.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK100 ENCOUNTERS SKYDIVERS IN ZBW AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ENRTE TO EWR ON SHAFF 3 ARR, CLRED TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED AT HELON, 12000 FT. AUTOPLT/FMC OP. WE ENTERED THE HOLD, PARALLEL PROC. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TURN, WE SAW SKYDIVERS AT 12 O'CLOCK AND A JUMP ACFT APPROX 2000 FT OVERHEAD WBOUND. 3 MORE DIVERS EXITED ACFT, DISTANCE APPROX 1 MI. WE TIGHTENED TURN AND NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE WERE DEVIATING AND WERE IMMEDIATELY GIVEN 'L TURN 360 DEGS, DSND TO 11000 FT, THEN L TO SHAFF AND HOLD.'

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.