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A DC8-73 PIC's report on a potential conflict with a skydiving aircraft while on the wilbr arrival into dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ttt.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : wilbur |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 375 |
| ASRS Report | 465093 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Company FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On wilbr 2 arrival to dfw. We had made a turn to intercept TTT 042 degree inbound. TCASII advised traffic. Visually sighted traffic and increased turn. Got RA and increased descent rate. Passed behind and below parachute jumper aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8-73 PIC'S RPT ON A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH A SKYDIVING ACFT WHILE ON THE WILBR ARR INTO DFW, TX.
Narrative: ON WILBR 2 ARR TO DFW. WE HAD MADE A TURN TO INTERCEPT TTT 042 DEG INBOUND. TCASII ADVISED TFC. VISUALLY SIGHTED TFC AND INCREASED TURN. GOT RA AND INCREASED DSCNT RATE. PASSED BEHIND AND BELOW PARACHUTE JUMPER 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.