B747 captain experiences a TCAS RA at FL280 with the flying first officer taking evasive action. A n...

Attributes
ACN	1153636
Time
Date	201402
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	OAKX.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC

Narrative:

Resolution advisory (RA) event at FL280; RA climb to 28;500 ft; due to on coming B727 at same flight level. Route V717 between daxup enroute to position enron. {We were] talking to kabul center and [had] just made contact with turkmenabad control. Returned to FL280 after B727 passed off left side of aircraft within 500 feet vertical and 200 feet horizontal; informed kabul and turkmenabad of RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 Captain experiences a TCAS RA at FL280 with the flying First Officer taking evasive action. A nearly head on B727 is seen to pass 500 feet below and 200 feet to the left.

Narrative: Resolution Advisory (RA) event at FL280; RA climb to 28;500 FT; due to on coming B727 at same flight level. Route V717 between DAXUP enroute to position ENRON. {We were] talking to Kabul Center and [had] just made contact with Turkmenabad control. Returned to FL280 after B727 passed off left side of aircraft within 500 feet vertical and 200 feet horizontal; informed Kabul and Turkmenabad of RA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B747 captain experiences a TCAS RA at FL280 with the flying first officer taking evasive action. A nearly head on B727 is seen to pass 500 feet below and 200 feet to the left.