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First officer of a B737-200 climbed in response to a TCASII RA after descending into a 1000 ft lower holding altitude. Upon climbing the other aircraft was sighted and the reporter stopped climbing at that point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxt |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 422461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 422396 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While holding as depicted at gared on the robinsville 1 arrival to ewr, strong winds resulted in the first turn in holding putting us on the non maneuvering side. An air carrier Y jet (also holding) was cleared to FL270 and we were subsequently cleared to FL280 out of FL290. At FL280 and re-established on the maneuvering side, we received a TCASII RA as a result of the air carrier Y aircraft, which was slow to depart FL280 for FL270. An evasive climb of 300 ft was accomplished. The aircraft was acquired visually and the climb was discontinued. Our TCASII indicated that the aircraft was at FL278 at the time of the alert. The controller subsequently issued a vector of 270 degrees and told air carrier Y that we had turned the wrong way in holding. This was not the case and our first turn in holding was greeted by winds of 260 degrees at 112 KTS. We put in an estimated correction, which was apparently not sufficient.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B737-200 CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA AFTER DSNDING INTO A 1000 FT LOWER HOLDING ALT. UPON CLBING THE OTHER ACFT WAS SIGHTED AND THE RPTR STOPPED CLBING AT THAT POINT.
Narrative: WHILE HOLDING AS DEPICTED AT GARED ON THE ROBINSVILLE 1 ARR TO EWR, STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN THE FIRST TURN IN HOLDING PUTTING US ON THE NON MANEUVERING SIDE. AN ACR Y JET (ALSO HOLDING) WAS CLRED TO FL270 AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED TO FL280 OUT OF FL290. AT FL280 AND RE-ESTABLISHED ON THE MANEUVERING SIDE, WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA AS A RESULT OF THE ACR Y ACFT, WHICH WAS SLOW TO DEPART FL280 FOR FL270. AN EVASIVE CLB OF 300 FT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ACFT WAS ACQUIRED VISUALLY AND THE CLB WAS DISCONTINUED. OUR TCASII INDICATED THAT THE ACFT WAS AT FL278 AT THE TIME OF THE ALERT. THE CTLR SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED A VECTOR OF 270 DEGS AND TOLD ACR Y THAT WE HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY IN HOLDING. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND OUR FIRST TURN IN HOLDING WAS GREETED BY WINDS OF 260 DEGS AT 112 KTS. WE PUT IN AN ESTIMATED CORRECTION, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT SUFFICIENT.
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.