MD88 flight crew initiates TCASII maneuver due to crossing air carrier through MD88's ZTL holding pa...

Attributes
ACN	476248
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : atl.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : jxn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Route In Use	arrival : holding pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 740 flight time total : 17600 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	476248
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Flight from cle to atl. Were holding at macey on outbound leg at FL330. Initially received TA on TCASII and saw traffic on scope at 11 O'clock, same altitude. Soon thereafter, received RA with instructions to climb. Traffic now inside 5 mi, same altitude. Initiated climb to FL338. Traffic was sighted visually at 11 O'clock and less than 1000 ft, heading southeast. Returned to FL330 and inquired ATC about the incident. They stated it was 'their bad.' I asked for a phone number. Flight continued with no further problems. Called ATC on the ground and they informed me they had already pulled the tapes and were investigating the incident. They also said the traffic was at FL330, that had been cleared to amg, and that routing took them through the holding pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 FLC INITIATES TCASII MANEUVER DUE TO XING ACR THROUGH MD88'S ZTL HOLDING PATTERN.

Narrative: FLT FROM CLE TO ATL. WERE HOLDING AT MACEY ON OUTBOUND LEG AT FL330. INITIALLY RECEIVED TA ON TCASII AND SAW TFC ON SCOPE AT 11 O'CLOCK, SAME ALT. SOON THEREAFTER, RECEIVED RA WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB. TFC NOW INSIDE 5 MI, SAME ALT. INITIATED CLB TO FL338. TFC WAS SIGHTED VISUALLY AT 11 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN 1000 FT, HDG SE. RETURNED TO FL330 AND INQUIRED ATC ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THEY STATED IT WAS 'THEIR BAD.' I ASKED FOR A PHONE NUMBER. FLT CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. CALLED ATC ON THE GND AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD ALREADY PULLED THE TAPES AND WERE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THEY ALSO SAID THE TFC WAS AT FL330, THAT HAD BEEN CLRED TO AMG, AND THAT ROUTING TOOK THEM THROUGH THE HOLDING PATTERN.

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.

MD88 flight crew initiates TCASII maneuver due to crossing air carrier through MD88's ZTL holding pattern.