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MD80 flight crew is issued a climb into descending traffic and experiences an RA. Flight crew complied with RA instructions then continued climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1145 |
| ASRS Report | 571050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On takeoff, switched to departure control. Instructed to turn to 120 degrees, climb to 5000 ft. ATC called traffic 12 O'clock position, X mi, 6000 ft. Traffic was in sight and captain advised ATC. ATC then instructed maintain visual separation, climb to 15000 ft. At that point, traffic appeared close, so I did not climb immediately to observe traffic, then started a climb. We then got a TA, followed by an RA to descend. At about 5300 ft I started a descent at about 3000 FPM and leveled off at 4500 ft. The captain advised ATC of the RA and escape action taken. We then climbed on course. I think ATC should not have turned us into traffic at night and issue a visual separation climb for our aircraft and descent for the other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC IS ISSUED A CLB INTO DSNDING TFC AND EXPERIENCES AN RA. FLC COMPLIED WITH RA INSTRUCTIONS THEN CONTINUED CLB.
Narrative: ON TKOF, SWITCHED TO DEP CTL. INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 120 DEGS, CLB TO 5000 FT. ATC CALLED TFC 12 O'CLOCK POS, X MI, 6000 FT. TFC WAS IN SIGHT AND CAPT ADVISED ATC. ATC THEN INSTRUCTED MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION, CLB TO 15000 FT. AT THAT POINT, TFC APPEARED CLOSE, SO I DID NOT CLB IMMEDIATELY TO OBSERVE TFC, THEN STARTED A CLB. WE THEN GOT A TA, FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO DSND. AT ABOUT 5300 FT I STARTED A DSCNT AT ABOUT 3000 FPM AND LEVELED OFF AT 4500 FT. THE CAPT ADVISED ATC OF THE RA AND ESCAPE ACTION TAKEN. WE THEN CLBED ON COURSE. I THINK ATC SHOULD NOT HAVE TURNED US INTO TFC AT NIGHT AND ISSUE A VISUAL SEPARATION CLB FOR OUR ACFT AND DSCNT FOR THE OTHER.
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.