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E145 flight crew initiates evasive maneuver when in climb to FL330 to avoid an MD80 at FL280 under ZME control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : iiu.vortac |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 27300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 539230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We received clearance to climb from FL270 to FL330 from ZME. At approximately FL273, we had a TA for an aircraft approximately 700 ft above us (FL280). We spotted the aircraft (an MD80) in conflict and leveled (approximately FL274). Shortly after leveling, we had an RA and began to descend to avoid the conflict. When we were clear of the traffic, we continued our climb to FL330. ATC was notified of the RA. TCASII definitely helped avoid a midair collision. It enabled us to quickly locate the traffic and take corrective action. I believe the problem arose by ATC inadvertently giving us a clearance to climb with conflicting traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLC INITIATES EVASIVE MANEUVER WHEN IN CLB TO FL330 TO AVOID AN MD80 AT FL280 UNDER ZME CTL.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO CLB FROM FL270 TO FL330 FROM ZME. AT APPROX FL273, WE HAD A TA FOR AN ACFT APPROX 700 FT ABOVE US (FL280). WE SPOTTED THE ACFT (AN MD80) IN CONFLICT AND LEVELED (APPROX FL274). SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING, WE HAD AN RA AND BEGAN TO DSND TO AVOID THE CONFLICT. WHEN WE WERE CLR OF THE TFC, WE CONTINUED OUR CLB TO FL330. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RA. TCASII DEFINITELY HELPED AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION. IT ENABLED US TO QUICKLY LOCATE THE TFC AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. I BELIEVE THE PROB AROSE BY ATC INADVERTENTLY GIVING US A CLRNC TO CLB WITH CONFLICTING TFC.
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.