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Flight crew of an medium large transport climbed back up during descent in response to a TCASII RA in less than standard separation with another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331757 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gep airport : msp |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Merlin Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 331757 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation 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 | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On arrival at msp, we were cleared to descend to 8000 ft. A sweringen merlin was cleared to 7000 ft, but the merlin continued the climb through 7000 ft, at which time we were issued an RA to climb. After clear of issued traffic, we went back to our assigned altitude of 8000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG CLBED BACK UP DURING DSCNT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: ON ARR AT MSP, WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 8000 FT. A SWERINGEN MERLIN WAS CLRED TO 7000 FT, BUT THE MERLIN CONTINUED THE CLB THROUGH 7000 FT, AT WHICH TIME WE WERE ISSUED AN RA TO CLB. AFTER CLR OF ISSUED TFC, WE WENT BACK TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 8000 FT.
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.