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Air carrier captain reported an airborne conflict followed by TCAS RA instructions which they adhered to by leveling off. The captain made reference that the aircraft was light in weight for this flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1758738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 1000 |
Narrative:
Light aircraft; 270 heading off runway xxc climbing out of 6;000 at 3.8 feet per minute climb rate we received a TA/RA. Instructed to level off. We had traffic in sight and complied with the level off. Cleared conflict with about 1;000 feet plus separation and VFR horizontal separation.light aircraft high climb rate.reduction of throttle and lower pitch and complied with RA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported an airborne conflict followed by TCAS RA instructions which they adhered to by leveling off. The Captain made reference that the aircraft was light in weight for this flight.
Narrative: Light aircraft; 270 heading off Runway XXC climbing out of 6;000 at 3.8 feet per minute climb rate we received a TA/RA. Instructed to level off. We had traffic in sight and complied with the level off. Cleared conflict with about 1;000 feet plus separation and VFR horizontal separation.Light aircraft high climb rate.Reduction of throttle and lower pitch and complied with 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.