After departing runway 9L and turning to a northwest heading, an A320 crew noticed a heavy jet on a ...

Attributes
ACN	563288
Time
Date	200210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	563288
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff from runway 9L to fly a heading of 220 degrees. After reaching 5000 ft, we were instructed by ATC to climb to 13000 ft and fly a heading of 300 degrees. Looking out the right window, I saw an air carrier Y widebody transport about 3 mi away at about our 3 O'clock position moving to our 12 O'clock position. I queried ATC if the airplane at our 2 O'clock position would be a factor. We were passing through about 7000 ft, which I think is the same altitude as the other plane. 10 seconds later, the controller instructed us to fly a heading of 270 degrees so as to avoid the other plane. I estimate about +500 ft and within 2.5 mi. I'm confident that the clearance was for 13000 ft and 300 degree heading. That is what was read back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER DEPARTING RWY 9L AND TURNING TO A NW HDG, AN A320 CREW NOTICED A HVY JET ON A CONVERGING COURSE.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF FROM RWY 9L TO FLY A HDG OF 220 DEGS. AFTER REACHING 5000 FT, WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO CLB TO 13000 FT AND FLY A HDG OF 300 DEGS. LOOKING OUT THE R WINDOW, I SAW AN ACR Y WDB ABOUT 3 MI AWAY AT ABOUT OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS MOVING TO OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. I QUERIED ATC IF THE AIRPLANE AT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS WOULD BE A FACTOR. WE WERE PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 7000 FT, WHICH I THINK IS THE SAME ALT AS THE OTHER PLANE. 10 SECONDS LATER, THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO FLY A HDG OF 270 DEGS SO AS TO AVOID THE OTHER PLANE. I ESTIMATE ABOUT +500 FT AND WITHIN 2.5 MI. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE CLRNC WAS FOR 13000 FT AND 300 DEG HDG. THAT IS WHAT WAS READ BACK.

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.

After departing runway 9L and turning to a northwest heading, an A320 crew noticed a heavy jet on a converging course.