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A300 flight crew at mtpp descending, received a TCASII TA and then observed a foreign air carrier climbing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mtpp.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mtpp.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mtpp.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 448276 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
While descending into pap, we received a TA warning at about 10000 ft. We leveled at 9000 ft and made visual contact with a jet departing pap runway 27. He called he had the TA warning and we reported we had the traffic in sight. The TA canceled as we leveled at 9000 ft. We passed by the traffic with more than 300 ft vertical separation and more than 3 mi horizontal separation. We were previously cleared on a visual approach to runway 27. I suspect the high descent rate combined with the high climb rate was a major factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 FLC AT MTPP DSNDING, RECEIVED A TCASII TA AND THEN OBSERVED A FOREIGN ACR CLBING.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING INTO PAP, WE RECEIVED A TA WARNING AT ABOUT 10000 FT. WE LEVELED AT 9000 FT AND MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH A JET DEPARTING PAP RWY 27. HE CALLED HE HAD THE TA WARNING AND WE RPTED WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. THE TA CANCELED AS WE LEVELED AT 9000 FT. WE PASSED BY THE TFC WITH MORE THAN 300 FT VERT SEPARATION AND MORE THAN 3 MI HORIZ SEPARATION. WE WERE PREVIOUSLY CLRED ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27. I SUSPECT THE HIGH DSCNT RATE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH CLB RATE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR.
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.