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On takeoff from dfw flight crew of MD80 experience TCASII RA. Follow RA commands and visual cues to avoid cessna passing through departure path 500 ft above their cleared altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595431 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 595431 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Departing dfw runway 17R with an assigned leveloff altitude of 4000 ft because of a cessna operating south of the airport at 4500 ft. Passing about 3500 ft we got a TCASII RA commanding a 1500 FPM descent as departure advised the cessna was descending. I saw the cessna coming from right to left in our path with a nose down attitude. I began a descent and a slight right turn to avoid him. In a moment we were clear and continued to iad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON TKOF FROM DFW FLT CREW OF MD80 EXPERIENCE TCASII RA. FOLLOW RA COMMANDS AND VISUAL CUES TO AVOID CESSNA PASSING THROUGH DEP PATH 500 FT ABOVE THEIR CLRED ALT.
Narrative: DEPARTING DFW RWY 17R WITH AN ASSIGNED LEVELOFF ALT OF 4000 FT BECAUSE OF A CESSNA OPERATING S OF THE ARPT AT 4500 FT. PASSING ABOUT 3500 FT WE GOT A TCASII RA COMMANDING A 1500 FPM DSCNT AS DEP ADVISED THE CESSNA WAS DSNDING. I SAW THE CESSNA COMING FROM R TO L IN OUR PATH WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. I BEGAN A DSCNT AND A SLIGHT R TURN TO AVOID HIM. IN A MOMENT WE WERE CLR AND CONTINUED TO IAD.
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.