A300-600 flight crew has a TCAS RA during arrival international jfk.

Attributes
ACN	701567
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : camrn
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
ASRS Report	701567
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 controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

ZNY asked us to expedite descent from 11000 ft. Captain in re-qualification sequence was the PF and I was performing 'PNF/cka' duties. Speed was reduced to 250 KTS at an upper altitude and given a westerly heading as opposed to the usual direct to camrn and cross 10 mi south. Suddenly ATC stated 'climb immediately to 10000 ft! Traffic at 12 O'clock position; niner thousand a B757!' the aircraft was in view as TCAS blared 'climb; traffic; climb.' the aircraft was an A320 which passed beneath and slightly right. Serious conflict was avoided and flight landed without incident. Cka called new york approach after clearing customs was informed the approach room was aware of the conflict but that it was TRACON not approach control's handling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300-600 FLT CREW HAS A TCAS RA DURING ARR INTL JFK.

Narrative: ZNY ASKED US TO EXPEDITE DSCNT FROM 11000 FT. CAPT IN RE-QUALIFICATION SEQUENCE WAS THE PF AND I WAS PERFORMING 'PNF/CKA' DUTIES. SPD WAS REDUCED TO 250 KTS AT AN UPPER ALT AND GIVEN A WESTERLY HDG AS OPPOSED TO THE USUAL DIRECT TO CAMRN AND CROSS 10 MI S. SUDDENLY ATC STATED 'CLB IMMEDIATELY TO 10000 FT! TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK POS; NINER THOUSAND A B757!' THE ACFT WAS IN VIEW AS TCAS BLARED 'CLB; TFC; CLB.' THE ACFT WAS AN A320 WHICH PASSED BENEATH AND SLIGHTLY R. SERIOUS CONFLICT WAS AVOIDED AND FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CKA CALLED NEW YORK APCH AFTER CLRING CUSTOMS WAS INFORMED THE APCH ROOM WAS AWARE OF THE CONFLICT BUT THAT IT WAS TRACON NOT APCH CTL'S HANDLING.

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.