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TCASII RA made so much noise it distracted flight crew as they visually avoided center reported VFR traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 289409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crw |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11 msl bound upper : 11 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 289409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This did not appear to be that close of a conflict. Center reported VFR traffic at 10500 ft and we were on a descent, pilot's discretion, to 6000 ft! We were direct the crw VOR on ssw course and traffic was on northeast course. We had him in sight and first officer was flying. As I requested slight left turn around him, TCASII went off and progressed to command descent. First officer went straight to 9500 at 290-300K. 2 points: we never were that close to other aircraft, TCASII made so much noise it totally distracted both of us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TCASII RA MADE SO MUCH NOISE IT DISTRACTED FLC AS THEY VISUALLY AVOIDED CTR RPTED VFR TFC.
Narrative: THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE THAT CLOSE OF A CONFLICT. CTR RPTED VFR TFC AT 10500 FT AND WE WERE ON A DSCNT, PLT'S DISCRETION, TO 6000 FT! WE WERE DIRECT THE CRW VOR ON SSW COURSE AND TFC WAS ON NE COURSE. WE HAD HIM IN SIGHT AND FO WAS FLYING. AS I REQUESTED SLIGHT L TURN AROUND HIM, TCASII WENT OFF AND PROGRESSED TO COMMAND DSCNT. FO WENT STRAIGHT TO 9500 AT 290-300K. 2 POINTS: WE NEVER WERE THAT CLOSE TO OTHER ACFT, TCASII MADE SO MUCH NOISE IT TOTALLY DISTRACTED BOTH OF US.
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.