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Air carrier flight crew departing lga gets traffic advisory from departure controller and TCAS, has no problem avoiding VFR traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176757 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 176757 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 177270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a radar vector climb on the lga 3 departure, lga departure control issued traffic advisory at 2 O'clock at 10500' MSL. TCAS displayed traffic at same position. Did not pick up visibility contact till TCAS issued RA. Reduced climb and monitored vertical speed. Leveled the aircraft at 9500' and traffic passed over at 10500'. TCAS issued RA, clear on conflict. Continued climb to assigned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLT CREW DEPARTING LGA GETS TRAFFIC ADVISORY FROM DEP CTLR AND TCAS, HAS NO PROBLEM AVOIDING VFR TRAFFIC.
Narrative: ON A RADAR VECTOR CLB ON THE LGA 3 DEP, LGA DEP CTL ISSUED TFC ADVISORY AT 2 O'CLOCK AT 10500' MSL. TCAS DISPLAYED TFC AT SAME POS. DID NOT PICK UP VIS CONTACT TILL TCAS ISSUED RA. REDUCED CLB AND MONITORED VERT SPD. LEVELED THE ACFT AT 9500' AND TFC PASSED OVER AT 10500'. TCAS ISSUED RA, CLR ON CONFLICT. CONTINUED CLB TO ASSIGNED.
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.