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An emj crew made a missed approach when advised by ord local controller that they were 3 NM behind a B757. WX was 700 ft overcast and 1 pt 5 SM visibility with snow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : i-ord other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 572342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar (tower) aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On ord runway 14R, inside the FAF -- chstr -- tower stated commuter flight xyz, you are 3 NM behind a B757. Do you want to continue or go around? This was the first time we were informed we were behind a B757. My first officer had followed the target on the TCAS -- I was the PF. WX was 700 ft overcast 1.5 SM visibility with snow broken. I chose to go around. Second approach was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMJ CREW MADE A MISSED APCH WHEN ADVISED BY ORD LCL CTLR THAT THEY WERE 3 NM BEHIND A B757. WX WAS 700 FT OVCST AND 1 PT 5 SM VISIBILITY WITH SNOW.
Narrative: ON ORD RWY 14R, INSIDE THE FAF -- CHSTR -- TWR STATED COMMUTER FLT XYZ, YOU ARE 3 NM BEHIND A B757. DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR GO AROUND? THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE INFORMED WE WERE BEHIND A B757. MY FO HAD FOLLOWED THE TARGET ON THE TCAS -- I WAS THE PF. WX WAS 700 FT OVCST 1.5 SM VISIBILITY WITH SNOW BROKEN. I CHOSE TO GO AROUND. SECOND APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.