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An air carrier flight crew was uncomfortable with the separation that the tower provided from a simultaneous departure on a close parallel runway at iah.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 874691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 99.9 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 1293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 166 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 2278 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
We were cleared for takeoff on runway 33L at iah. We were given a left turn after takeoff to 110 degrees. Unbeknownst to us the tower also cleared an aircraft for takeoff from the close parallel runway; 33R. As we rotated to pitch altitude we saw the conflict aircraft very close to us. It was at the 2 o'clock position and high. We were closing fast so we made a positive and timely turn to the left to avoid a conflict. We were not sure how the conflict aircraft got there and why tower had not advised us of the other aircraft. The tower should have advised us of the conflict aircraft and its departure clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier flight crew was uncomfortable with the separation that the Tower provided from a simultaneous departure on a close parallel runway at IAH.
Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff on Runway 33L at IAH. We were given a left turn after takeoff to 110 degrees. Unbeknownst to us the Tower also cleared an aircraft for takeoff from the close parallel Runway; 33R. As we rotated to pitch altitude we saw the conflict aircraft very close to us. It was at the 2 o'clock position and high. We were closing fast so we made a positive and timely turn to the left to avoid a conflict. We were not sure how the conflict aircraft got there and why Tower had not advised us of the other aircraft. The Tower should have advised us of the conflict aircraft and its departure clearance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.