A B727 freighter has a potential conflict with an MD80 descending opposite direction through their altitude while in contact with bogota departure controller, sked, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	458956
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : marte
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 14600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sked.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : bosa 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sked.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	458956
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	458957
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bosa 2 abl departure, issued FL200 crossing restr at marte intersection. Captain stated 'unable.' reissued FL180 crossing restr. Captain stated unable. Reissued FL160 crossing restr. Captain responded that he was not sure he could comply -- unlikely. Controller acknowledged numerous xmissions in spanish. Approaching marte intersection at 14600 ft MSL, TCASII displayed a TA. Visual on traffic acquired at 10 O'clock, slightly high. Traffic continued descent through our altitude, approximately 2 NM abeam. Sun angle was factor in late visual on traffic. Controller informed by captain of 'close call,' traffic inside 2 NM. Supplemental information from acn 458957: at marte intersection, TCASII issued a TA. First so, and then the captain, acquired visual on traffic. Supplemental information from acn 458960: TCASII gave us TA and displayed other aircraft approaching but to left side. It descended through our altitude about 1 1/2 - 2 mi abeam. I do not know if traffic saw us or not, but I believe separation was less than acceptable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FREIGHTER HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH AN MD80 DSNDING OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH THEIR ALT WHILE IN CONTACT WITH BOGOTA DEP CTLR, SKED, FO.

Narrative: BOSA 2 ABL DEP, ISSUED FL200 XING RESTR AT MARTE INTXN. CAPT STATED 'UNABLE.' REISSUED FL180 XING RESTR. CAPT STATED UNABLE. REISSUED FL160 XING RESTR. CAPT RESPONDED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE HE COULD COMPLY -- UNLIKELY. CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED NUMEROUS XMISSIONS IN SPANISH. APCHING MARTE INTXN AT 14600 FT MSL, TCASII DISPLAYED A TA. VISUAL ON TFC ACQUIRED AT 10 O'CLOCK, SLIGHTLY HIGH. TFC CONTINUED DSCNT THROUGH OUR ALT, APPROX 2 NM ABEAM. SUN ANGLE WAS FACTOR IN LATE VISUAL ON TFC. CTLR INFORMED BY CAPT OF 'CLOSE CALL,' TFC INSIDE 2 NM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 458957: AT MARTE INTXN, TCASII ISSUED A TA. FIRST SO, AND THEN THE CAPT, ACQUIRED VISUAL ON TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 458960: TCASII GAVE US TA AND DISPLAYED OTHER ACFT APCHING BUT TO L SIDE. IT DSNDED THROUGH OUR ALT ABOUT 1 1/2 - 2 MI ABEAM. I DO NOT KNOW IF TFC SAW US OR NOT, BUT I BELIEVE SEPARATION WAS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE.

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.