Close proximity air carrier widebody transport unk aircraft on airway east of ord.

Attributes
ACN	146681
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : obk airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8300 msl bound upper : 8300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : v84
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	146687
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Auctioneering voice mode of controller was little help but came too close to an aircraft that was VFR in the arrival traffic for ord. Someday again. See and be seen should have gone out with biplanes and open cockpits. Get serious.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR WDB UNK ACFT ON AIRWAY EAST OF ORD.

Narrative: AUCTIONEERING VOICE MODE OF CTLR WAS LITTLE HELP BUT CAME TOO CLOSE TO AN ACFT THAT WAS VFR IN THE ARR TFC FOR ORD. SOMEDAY AGAIN. SEE AND BE SEEN SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT WITH BIPLANES AND OPEN COCKPITS. GET SERIOUS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.