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B757 flight crew departure from cali; columbia; experienced TCASII TA-RA with traffic at FL190 when cleared to FL380 by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 656622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : skec.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : skec.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : skec.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 656622 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Takeoff from skcl uneventful. Cleared to FL380; report leaving FL240. Approaching FL180; received TA. Scanned for traffic; unable to locate. Seconds later; received RA. Captain responded appropriately and complied with RA. At that point; noted twin turboprop at FL190; straight and level; 800 ft above us in our flight path. Afterwards; ATC instructed to stop climb FL180 due to traffic; too little; too late. There were no communications with other traffic with ATC before or after event on the frequency; in spanish or english (first officer fluent in spanish). First officer notified ATC that we had the traffic in sight and no longer a factor. ATC then cleared our flight to continue climb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW DEP FROM CALI; COLUMBIA; EXPERIENCED TCASII TA-RA WITH TFC AT FL190 WHEN CLRED TO FL380 BY ATC.
Narrative: TKOF FROM SKCL UNEVENTFUL. CLRED TO FL380; RPT LEAVING FL240. APCHING FL180; RECEIVED TA. SCANNED FOR TFC; UNABLE TO LOCATE. SECONDS LATER; RECEIVED RA. CAPT RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY AND COMPLIED WITH RA. AT THAT POINT; NOTED TWIN TURBOPROP AT FL190; STRAIGHT AND LEVEL; 800 FT ABOVE US IN OUR FLT PATH. AFTERWARDS; ATC INSTRUCTED TO STOP CLB FL180 DUE TO TFC; TOO LITTLE; TOO LATE. THERE WERE NO COMS WITH OTHER TFC WITH ATC BEFORE OR AFTER EVENT ON THE FREQ; IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH (FO FLUENT IN SPANISH). FO NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT AND NO LONGER A FACTOR. ATC THEN CLRED OUR FLT TO CONTINUE CLB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.