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A DC9 flight crew changed altitudes for turbulence. A passenger contacted the FAA and reported the event as a near miss.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 453900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| 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 : 13000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 453900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 453689 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
In cruise flight we encountered moderate turbulence and requested lower altitude. We received lower where it was smoother and flight continued uneventfully. Passenger contacted FAA and apparently said that a PA was made by pilots that indicated there had been a 'near miss' and evasive action had been taken. Nothing like that occurred. The flight was perfectly normal except for the turbulence. Supplemental information from acn 453689: seatbelt sign was turned on immediately when the turbulence was encountered with a PA. Flight continued to dtw uneventfully. This report is completed as per request by chief pilot due to a passenger stating that they will notify the FAA of a near miss and evasive action taken and that the PA also stated this. This is absolutely untrue. We had no conflict with another aircraft, no TCASII warning and no maneuvering for another aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 FLC CHANGED ALTS FOR TURB. A PAX CONTACTED THE FAA AND RPTED THE EVENT AS A NEAR MISS.
Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB AND REQUESTED LOWER ALT. WE RECEIVED LOWER WHERE IT WAS SMOOTHER AND FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. PAX CONTACTED FAA AND APPARENTLY SAID THAT A PA WAS MADE BY PLTS THAT INDICATED THERE HAD BEEN A 'NEAR MISS' AND EVASIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN. NOTHING LIKE THAT OCCURRED. THE FLT WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE TURB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 453689: SEATBELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED WITH A PA. FLT CONTINUED TO DTW UNEVENTFULLY. THIS RPT IS COMPLETED AS PER REQUEST BY CHIEF PLT DUE TO A PAX STATING THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY THE FAA OF A NEAR MISS AND EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN AND THAT THE PA ALSO STATED THIS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE. WE HAD NO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT, NO TCASII WARNING AND NO MANEUVERING FOR ANOTHER ACFT.
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.