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Crj-900 captain reported the flying first officer responded to a 'level off' RA by climbing several hundred feet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1421689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While being vectored at 4000; nyc approach advised us of VFR traffic at 3500'. We could not identify the aircraft; however we did receive a 'TCAS TA.' the TCAS showed that the VFR traffic was climbing and shortly thereafter we received a TCAS RA; 'level off.' the first officer (first officer) disconnected the autopilot and climbed approx. 200'-300'. I notified approach that we were complying with an 'RA' and then we returned to our assigned altitude. No further action was taken and the flight concluded without event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-900 Captain reported the flying First Officer responded to a 'level off' RA by climbing several hundred feet.
Narrative: While being vectored at 4000; NYC Approach advised us of VFR traffic at 3500'. We could not identify the aircraft; however we did receive a 'TCAS TA.' The TCAS showed that the VFR traffic was climbing and shortly thereafter we received a TCAS RA; 'level off.' The First Officer (FO) disconnected the autopilot and climbed approx. 200'-300'. I notified Approach that we were complying with an 'RA' and then we returned to our assigned altitude. No further action was taken and the flight concluded without event.
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.