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An air carrier took evasive action from a large unmanned balloon trailing a 5 foot square metal object while on vectors at 4;700 ft; 7 miles from sbgr (gru) runway 9R.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1115379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SBGR.TRACON |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
At 4;700 feet on vectors to intercept ILS 9R at gru about 7 miles from the airport. We saw an object at 12 o'clock. I immediately turn the airplane to the right to miss the object. As we passed the object it appeared to be some sort of balloon. It was black in color; cylindrical in shape; approximately 20-30 ft tall and 5-10 ft wide. Hanging 10 to 20 ft the balloon by rope or cable was a metal structure about 5 ft square.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier took evasive action from a large unmanned balloon trailing a 5 foot square metal object while on vectors at 4;700 FT; 7 miles from SBGR (GRU) Runway 9R.
Narrative: At 4;700 feet on vectors to intercept ILS 9R at GRU about 7 miles from the airport. We saw an object at 12 o'clock. I immediately turn the airplane to the right to miss the object. As we passed the object it appeared to be some sort of balloon. It was black in color; cylindrical in shape; approximately 20-30 FT tall and 5-10 FT wide. Hanging 10 to 20 FT the balloon by rope or cable was a metal structure about 5 FT square.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.