MD11F flight crew has a TCAS alert during approach to anc.

Attributes
ACN	721989
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : anc.vor
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	721989
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	721988
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : flight crew 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

During the final approach phase; anchorage control issued a traffic alert at the 3 O'clock position location. We had previously been cleared for the ILS runway 7R and had intercepted the localizer but was below the GS. To avoid traffic; zan had told the flight it was cleared for the visual passing 2000 ft MSL. The navajo had been cleared for the approach to runway 7L by anchorage; thus having to cross our flight path at some point. As the navajo neared; we received a TCAS alert while the traffic had been called in sight. At GS intercept; zan notified us to contact TRACON upon arrival; a most inopportune moment while making final configns and running landing checklists. The flight landed without event and ATC advised the aircraft to contact TRACON at the next opportunity. It seems as if the onus had been placed upon the flight crew for bad vectoring/sequencing by anchorage approach. To keep this from happening again; aircraft should not be given crossing tracks while on the final approach course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11F FLT CREW HAS A TCAS ALERT DURING APCH TO ANC.

Narrative: DURING THE FINAL APCH PHASE; ANCHORAGE CTL ISSUED A TFC ALERT AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POS LOCATION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 7R AND HAD INTERCEPTED THE LOC BUT WAS BELOW THE GS. TO AVOID TFC; ZAN HAD TOLD THE FLT IT WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL PASSING 2000 FT MSL. THE NAVAJO HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE APCH TO RWY 7L BY ANCHORAGE; THUS HAVING TO CROSS OUR FLT PATH AT SOME POINT. AS THE NAVAJO NEARED; WE RECEIVED A TCAS ALERT WHILE THE TFC HAD BEEN CALLED IN SIGHT. AT GS INTERCEPT; ZAN NOTIFIED US TO CONTACT TRACON UPON ARR; A MOST INOPPORTUNE MOMENT WHILE MAKING FINAL CONFIGNS AND RUNNING LNDG CHKLISTS. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT EVENT AND ATC ADVISED THE ACFT TO CONTACT TRACON AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. IT SEEMS AS IF THE ONUS HAD BEEN PLACED UPON THE FLT CREW FOR BAD VECTORING/SEQUENCING BY ANCHORAGE APCH. TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN; ACFT SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN XING TRACKS WHILE ON THE FINAL APCH COURSE.

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.