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Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft climbed above assigned arrival altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 248595 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Level at 11000 ft, landing dfw. Aircraft climbing from below to 10000 ft assigned. TCASII showed aircraft 1400 ft below climbing. RA. We followed RA command, 1500 FPM climb to 11400 ft. Advised ATC. (TCASII is great -- most RA's are needed.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED ARR ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 11000 FT, LNDG DFW. ACFT CLBING FROM BELOW TO 10000 FT ASSIGNED. TCASII SHOWED ACFT 1400 FT BELOW CLBING. RA. WE FOLLOWED RA COMMAND, 1500 FPM CLB TO 11400 FT. ADVISED ATC. (TCASII IS GREAT -- MOST RA'S ARE NEEDED.)
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.