Air carrier X conflict with parachutist evasive action taken.

Attributes
ACN	308240
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : btg
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : pdx
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	308246
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	308225
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X flying the arrival to pdx, X drifted approximately 1/2 - 1 mi east of centerline on airway. Following company 737, observed 2 aircraft on TCASII as we descended out of 12000 ft and 10000 ft. Controller turned us to 310 degrees to get us directly behind company aircraft. First officer observed objects above us descending and stated stop turn. Turn was stopped and 4 sky-divers descended through our altitude approximately 1/2 mi off left side. Jump plane protested our turning toward him and controller complained we weren't on course even though only 1/2 mi east. When we observed jumpers we were on centerline of arrival. Discussions with approach control revealed that this was legal and problems occur often. No warning of jumpers or aircraft was given by approach. Jump plane never stated that jumpers were away. Obvious poor coordination between jump plane and approach. Information should be on arrival approach plate and pdx ATIS. No turns should be issued by approach without coordinating with jump plane as sky divers set the interval and inbound arrs should be notified of any jumps occurring above 10000 ft. Supplemental information from acn 308225: on the arrival into pdx (moxie 3) we were turned to a heading of 310 degrees to vector us into pdx. As we turned we noticed 4 skydivers at our 11:30 O'clock about 1000 ft above us. We stopped the turn and they passed off our left wing within 1/2 mi distance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X CONFLICT WITH PARACHUTIST EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: ACR X FLYING THE ARR TO PDX, X DRIFTED APPROX 1/2 - 1 MI E OF CTRLINE ON AIRWAY. FOLLOWING COMPANY 737, OBSERVED 2 ACFT ON TCASII AS WE DSNDED OUT OF 12000 FT AND 10000 FT. CTLR TURNED US TO 310 DEGS TO GET US DIRECTLY BEHIND COMPANY ACFT. FO OBSERVED OBJECTS ABOVE US DSNDING AND STATED STOP TURN. TURN WAS STOPPED AND 4 SKY-DIVERS DSNDED THROUGH OUR ALT APPROX 1/2 MI OFF L SIDE. JUMP PLANE PROTESTED OUR TURNING TOWARD HIM AND CTLR COMPLAINED WE WEREN'T ON COURSE EVEN THOUGH ONLY 1/2 MI E. WHEN WE OBSERVED JUMPERS WE WERE ON CTRLINE OF ARR. DISCUSSIONS WITH APCH CTL REVEALED THAT THIS WAS LEGAL AND PROBS OCCUR OFTEN. NO WARNING OF JUMPERS OR ACFT WAS GIVEN BY APCH. JUMP PLANE NEVER STATED THAT JUMPERS WERE AWAY. OBVIOUS POOR COORD BTWN JUMP PLANE AND APCH. INFO SHOULD BE ON ARR APCH PLATE AND PDX ATIS. NO TURNS SHOULD BE ISSUED BY APCH WITHOUT COORDINATING WITH JUMP PLANE AS SKY DIVERS SET THE INTERVAL AND INBOUND ARRS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF ANY JUMPS OCCURRING ABOVE 10000 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 308225: ON THE ARR INTO PDX (MOXIE 3) WE WERE TURNED TO A HDG OF 310 DEGS TO VECTOR US INTO PDX. AS WE TURNED WE NOTICED 4 SKYDIVERS AT OUR 11:30 O'CLOCK ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE US. WE STOPPED THE TURN AND THEY PASSED OFF OUR L WING WITHIN 1/2 MI DISTANCE.

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.