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Pilot states that while inbound to phl, his flight was involved in 2 separate close encounters with 2 other flts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cyn |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15600 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 413710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
RA while on descent into phl with air carrier X. While descending from 9000 ft to 6000 ft, ATC advised us to expedite descent. We complied with a rate of 2000 FPM. When passing 6800 ft, ATC advised to maintain 7000 ft. Advised ATC unable, then told to maintain 6500 ft. By this time we were at 6300 ft and got a climb RA, follow RA to 6800 ft. Came within 2 mi and 300 ft of airline air carrier X. Prior to this, we had been run up on the tail of air carrier Y to within 2.5 mi at same altitude before being given vector away from air carrier Y. The next controller advised air carrier Y was a B757 aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT STATES THAT WHILE INBOUND TO PHL, HIS FLT WAS INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH 2 OTHER FLTS.
Narrative: RA WHILE ON DSCNT INTO PHL WITH ACR X. WHILE DSNDING FROM 9000 FT TO 6000 FT, ATC ADVISED US TO EXPEDITE DSCNT. WE COMPLIED WITH A RATE OF 2000 FPM. WHEN PASSING 6800 FT, ATC ADVISED TO MAINTAIN 7000 FT. ADVISED ATC UNABLE, THEN TOLD TO MAINTAIN 6500 FT. BY THIS TIME WE WERE AT 6300 FT AND GOT A CLB RA, FOLLOW RA TO 6800 FT. CAME WITHIN 2 MI AND 300 FT OF AIRLINE ACR X. PRIOR TO THIS, WE HAD BEEN RUN UP ON THE TAIL OF ACR Y TO WITHIN 2.5 MI AT SAME ALT BEFORE BEING GIVEN VECTOR AWAY FROM ACR Y. THE NEXT CTLR ADVISED ACR Y WAS A B757 ACFT.
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.