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B767-300 captain reported a resolution advisory on approach to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1684550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR FQM3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 500 |
Narrative:
New york center told us to descend to 17;000 feet (from FL180) and turn 10 degrees left. He told us we had VFR (visual flight rules) traffic at our 10 o'clock and 500 feet below us (16;500 feet). As we leveled at 17;000 feet and about 3 miles away from the VFR traffic we received a TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) RA (resolution advisory) to maintain our altitude. At this time; we noticed the light twin bank hard right away from us. Even though we were level and the light aircraft appeared level both visually and on TCAS; I suspect the VFR light aircraft did not like the sight of a 767 heading at him and banked hard to get a better angle away from us. I suspect that during this maneuver the light aircraft could have climbed slightly - causing our TCAS RA. Note: we never deviated from 17;000 feet during the RA. Also; we received a TCAS TA (traffic advisory) prior to the RA.close proximity (500 feet) to VFR aircraft. Not sure why ATC (air traffic control) turned us into the VFR aircraft - probably for spacing or other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 Captain reported a Resolution Advisory on approach to land.
Narrative: New York Center told us to descend to 17;000 feet (from FL180) and turn 10 degrees left. He told us we had VFR (Visual Flight Rules) traffic at our 10 o'clock and 500 feet below us (16;500 feet). As we leveled at 17;000 feet and about 3 miles away from the VFR traffic we received a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) RA (Resolution Advisory) to maintain our altitude. At this time; we noticed the light twin bank hard right away from us. Even though we were level and the light aircraft appeared level both visually and on TCAS; I suspect the VFR light aircraft did not like the sight of a 767 heading at him and banked hard to get a better angle away from us. I suspect that during this maneuver the light aircraft could have climbed slightly - causing our TCAS RA. Note: We never deviated from 17;000 feet during the RA. Also; we received a TCAS TA (Traffic Advisory) prior to the RA.Close proximity (500 feet) to VFR aircraft. Not sure why ATC (Air Traffic Control) turned us into the VFR aircraft - probably for spacing or other traffic.
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.