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B737-200 crew had near midair collision with a possible hijacked aircraft over sbj at fl 280 in ZNY class a.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sbj.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j75.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 524407 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Just passing sbj VOR, ATC requested immediate left turn 220 heading calling out traffic at 12 O'clock 5 miles. The first officer spotted traffic at 9 O'clock about 3 mils (after we made turn). ATC then further cleared us to take any evasive action to avoid the other aircraft and requested us to identify aircraft. ATC also stated possible hijack. We received a TCAS RA to descend, we did not because we had traffic insight. The TCAS at closet point showed +200 ft and first officer stated it would pass behind us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 CREW HAD NMAC WITH A POSSIBLE HIJACKED ACFT OVER SBJ AT FL 280 IN ZNY CLASS A.
Narrative: JUST PASSING SBJ VOR, ATC REQUESTED IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN 220 HDG CALLING OUT TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK 5 MILES. THE FO SPOTTED TFC AT 9 O'CLOCK ABOUT 3 MILS (AFTER WE MADE TURN). ATC THEN FURTHER CLRED US TO TAKE ANY EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT AND REQUESTED US TO IDENT ACFT. ATC ALSO STATED POSSIBLE HIJACK. WE RECEIVED A TCAS RA TO DSND, WE DID NOT BECAUSE WE HAD TFC INSIGHT. THE TCAS AT CLOSET POINT SHOWED +200 FT AND FO STATED IT WOULD PASS BEHIND US.
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.