Medium large transport has close encounter with sky diver on climb out from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	274624
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7300 msl bound upper : 7300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	274624
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed dfw on flight to ord. After taking off south, we were vectored to the northwest of dfw. While climbing out on a downwind about 2 mi west of runways 18L&right, we came within a few hundred ft of what appeared to be a pwred parachute or a parachute jumper. The colors of the chute were orange and red and white. At least that is the color it appeared to be. It went by so fast it was a little hard to tell. Our altitude at the time was 7300 ft and climbing on a 350 degree heading. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that there was no mention anywhere regarding sky dive activity. When he reported it to departure, the controller was as surprised as the flight crew. They were on a tight turn to the north paralleling the runways and the parachutist was between the aircraft and the runway. Rather shocking. This was a very clear day and the parachutist had to see the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SKY DIVER ON CLBOUT FROM DFW.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED DFW ON FLT TO ORD. AFTER TAKING OFF S, WE WERE VECTORED TO THE NW OF DFW. WHILE CLBING OUT ON A DOWNWIND ABOUT 2 MI W OF RWYS 18L&R, WE CAME WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PWRED PARACHUTE OR A PARACHUTE JUMPER. THE COLORS OF THE CHUTE WERE ORANGE AND RED AND WHITE. AT LEAST THAT IS THE COLOR IT APPEARED TO BE. IT WENT BY SO FAST IT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO TELL. OUR ALT AT THE TIME WAS 7300 FT AND CLBING ON A 350 DEG HDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION ANYWHERE REGARDING SKY DIVE ACTIVITY. WHEN HE RPTED IT TO DEP, THE CTLR WAS AS SURPRISED AS THE FLC. THEY WERE ON A TIGHT TURN TO THE N PARALLELING THE RWYS AND THE PARACHUTIST WAS BTWN THE ACFT AND THE RWY. RATHER SHOCKING. THIS WAS A VERY CLR DAY AND THE PARACHUTIST HAD TO SEE THE RWY.

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.