B757 crew sights parachute close by during departure in phl airspace.

Attributes
ACN	428662
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	428662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out phl we were cleared to 7000 ft and direct modena. Just prior to leveloff I noticed something go under the aircraft. Sitting up higher and looking out below, I could see a blue and white parachute with something orange below it passing under the aircraft. I immediately called and reported it to approach control and the tower. They knew nothing of the event. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that he assumed the parachute to be carrying a person due to its size. He also states that he followed up with a call to phl after arriving at his destination, but they had no information on the jumper.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW SIGHTS PARACHUTE CLOSE BY DURING DEP IN PHL AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT PHL WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT AND DIRECT MODENA. JUST PRIOR TO LEVELOFF I NOTICED SOMETHING GO UNDER THE ACFT. SITTING UP HIGHER AND LOOKING OUT BELOW, I COULD SEE A BLUE AND WHITE PARACHUTE WITH SOMETHING ORANGE BELOW IT PASSING UNDER THE ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND RPTED IT TO APCH CTL AND THE TWR. THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE EVENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT HE ASSUMED THE PARACHUTE TO BE CARRYING A PERSON DUE TO ITS SIZE. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE FOLLOWED UP WITH A CALL TO PHL AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DEST, BUT THEY HAD NO INFO ON THE JUMPER.

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.