Traffic conflict between controled and uncontrolled traffic in the P80 area.

Attributes
ACN	481540
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : moxee
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar controller : handoff position controller : departure controller : approach
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	controller non radar : 17 controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 6.5 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	481540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2400 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Air carrier was inbound to pdx on moxee arrival (STAR), assigned 10000 ft at wylee per LOA. Traffic was issued to air carrier, along with descent clearance to 5000 ft. Air carrier was then issued a traffic alert -- 2 O'clock, 2 mi, 9800 ft indicated. Air carrier advised that he was receiving an RA and climbing. Air carrier was advised that there was no traffic above him. Air carrier finally got a visual on the VFR aircraft, and said it was close. The VFR aircraft was wbound at 9800 ft, wrong ht for flight. We need class B airspace before someone gets killed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT BTWN CTLED AND UNCTLED TFC IN THE P80 AREA.

Narrative: ACR WAS INBOUND TO PDX ON MOXEE ARR (STAR), ASSIGNED 10000 FT AT WYLEE PER LOA. TFC WAS ISSUED TO ACR, ALONG WITH DSCNT CLRNC TO 5000 FT. ACR WAS THEN ISSUED A TFC ALERT -- 2 O'CLOCK, 2 MI, 9800 FT INDICATED. ACR ADVISED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING AN RA AND CLBING. ACR WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO TFC ABOVE HIM. ACR FINALLY GOT A VISUAL ON THE VFR ACFT, AND SAID IT WAS CLOSE. THE VFR ACFT WAS WBOUND AT 9800 FT, WRONG HT FOR FLT. WE NEED CLASS B AIRSPACE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

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.