Close proximity air carrier-widebody transport unk south of jfk in TCA.

Attributes
ACN	115607
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	115607
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

2 minutes after takeoff, the flight engineer/first officer spotted the aircraft at our 10:30 position, same altitude. Saw a red wingtip light, attempted to level and turn right and he flashed passed and behind. Departure control had given him instructions and failed to monitor if was in the TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-WDB UNK SOUTH OF JFK IN TCA.

Narrative: 2 MINUTES AFTER TKOF, THE FE/FO SPOTTED THE ACFT AT OUR 10:30 POSITION, SAME ALT. SAW A RED WINGTIP LIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL AND TURN RIGHT AND HE FLASHED PASSED AND BEHIND. DEP CTL HAD GIVEN HIM INSTRUCTIONS AND FAILED TO MONITOR IF WAS IN THE TCA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.