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B717 crew had an near midair collision with a VFR aircraft 15 mi from dfw. They had a TCASII RA and took evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601668 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : day.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 601668 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We had IFR traffic at 4000 ft, we were level at 3000 ft, a VFR aircraft was below us at 2500 ft. The VFR traffic climbed to 2700 ft, he was off his altitude, only 300 ft below our aircraft. I think there should be greater restrs with VFR aircraft around class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B717 CREW HAD AN NMAC WITH A VFR ACFT 15 MI FROM DFW. THEY HAD A TCASII RA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: WE HAD IFR TFC AT 4000 FT, WE WERE LEVEL AT 3000 FT, A VFR ACFT WAS BELOW US AT 2500 FT. THE VFR TFC CLBED TO 2700 FT, HE WAS OFF HIS ALT, ONLY 300 FT BELOW OUR ACFT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE GREATER RESTRS WITH VFR ACFT AROUND CLASS B AIRSPACE.
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.