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Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft climbed above assigned high altitude cruise altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248723 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aco |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 154 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 248723 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Level cruise at FL240, received TCASII RA. Climbed aircraft immediately and stopped climb at 24250 ft. Reported to center. Center said traffic level FL230. False TCASII alert.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED HIGH ALT CRUISE ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: LEVEL CRUISE AT FL240, RECEIVED TCASII RA. CLBED ACFT IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED CLB AT 24250 FT. RPTED TO CTR. CTR SAID TFC LEVEL FL230. FALSE TCASII ALERT.
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.