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B737-300 flight crew obtained vectors for another visual approach after responding to a TCASII RA from another aircraft converging for an approach to the parallel runway and another aircraft not sighted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 26r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 26l |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 16900 flight time type : 6100 |
| ASRS Report | 552333 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While being vectored for approach to runway 26R at atl, another aircraft was being vectored for approach to the parallel runway. 2 different aircraft were reported and we had visual contact with one of them. The TCASII gave us a reduce descent warning, then a climb command. We followed the TCASII instructions until 'clear of conflict' was heard. We had visual contact with the airport and were cleared for a visual approach. We were too high for the approach and requested vectors back around for the approach. We returned and made a normal landing. We believe that the TCASII was looking at the intercept of the aircraft approaching the parallel runway, but we were also aware that there was a second aircraft we never got a visual with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLC OBTAINED VECTORS FOR ANOTHER VISUAL APCH AFTER RESPONDING TO A TCASII RA FROM ANOTHER ACFT CONVERGING FOR AN APCH TO THE PARALLEL RWY AND ANOTHER ACFT NOT SIGHTED.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH TO RWY 26R AT ATL, ANOTHER ACFT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR APCH TO THE PARALLEL RWY. 2 DIFFERENT ACFT WERE RPTED AND WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH ONE OF THEM. THE TCASII GAVE US A REDUCE DSCNT WARNING, THEN A CLB COMMAND. WE FOLLOWED THE TCASII INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL 'CLR OF CONFLICT' WAS HEARD. WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT AND WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE TOO HIGH FOR THE APCH AND REQUESTED VECTORS BACK AROUND FOR THE APCH. WE RETURNED AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. WE BELIEVE THAT THE TCASII WAS LOOKING AT THE INTERCEPT OF THE ACFT APCHING THE PARALLEL RWY, BUT WE WERE ALSO AWARE THAT THERE WAS A SECOND ACFT WE NEVER GOT A VISUAL WITH.
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.