Air carrier X visual separation in use. Took evasive action from military KC135.

Attributes
ACN	299397
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ska
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : geg artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Friendship F27
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Stratotanker 135
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	299397
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed geg on runway 3 en route to psc. Geg approach vectored us north of geg airport and fairchild AFB. I was about 3 NM north of fairchild AFB, at 10000 ft, heading 240 degrees at 200 KIAS, when geg approach called out traffic, flight of 2 kc-135 tankers departing fairchild to the southwest. I reported the traffic in sight and was asked to maintain visual separation from the kc-135's. The controller made no attempt to separate us by assigning a new heading or altitude. The kc-135's climbed out ahead of us, then turned north in front of us (F-27) as they climbed through our altitude (10000 ft MSL). I turned left to 150 degrees and climbed 500 ft to avoid the kc-135's. At that time I was 'cleared to maneuver behind the kc-135,' then I was told to turn left 180 degrees after I initiated an evasive turn to the left. Geg approach vectored us right into the path of the departing kc-135's, and then left it up to us to maintain separation while on an IFR flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X VISUAL SEPARATION IN USE. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION FROM MIL KC135.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED GEG ON RWY 3 ENRTE TO PSC. GEG APCH VECTORED US N OF GEG ARPT AND FAIRCHILD AFB. I WAS ABOUT 3 NM N OF FAIRCHILD AFB, AT 10000 FT, HDG 240 DEGS AT 200 KIAS, WHEN GEG APCH CALLED OUT TFC, FLT OF 2 KC-135 TANKERS DEPARTING FAIRCHILD TO THE SW. I RPTED THE TFC IN SIGHT AND WAS ASKED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE KC-135'S. THE CTLR MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SEPARATE US BY ASSIGNING A NEW HDG OR ALT. THE KC-135'S CLBED OUT AHEAD OF US, THEN TURNED N IN FRONT OF US (F-27) AS THEY CLBED THROUGH OUR ALT (10000 FT MSL). I TURNED L TO 150 DEGS AND CLBED 500 FT TO AVOID THE KC-135'S. AT THAT TIME I WAS 'CLRED TO MANEUVER BEHIND THE KC-135,' THEN I WAS TOLD TO TURN L 180 DEGS AFTER I INITIATED AN EVASIVE TURN TO THE L. GEG APCH VECTORED US RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF THE DEPARTING KC-135'S, AND THEN LEFT IT UP TO US TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN.

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.