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Air carrier flight crew ignores TCASII RA, utilizes visual separation with another air carrier aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : put.vor |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 464016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 3000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
ZBW asked us if we had traffic (Y) in sight at 2 O'clock position, 5 mi, 16000 ft. We replied 'affirmative' and were told to maintain visual and climb to FL230. During the climb we received an RA which we ignored because we had traffic Y in sight. Our RA directed us to descend, but we expedited our climb. Our traffic Y knew we had him in sight and he ignored his RA to climb -- he remained level. It was, nevertheless, unnerving to be executing a procedure contrary to an RA and hoping the other aircraft Y would do the same. We had traffic in sight at all times, but if he had complied with his RA it may have been a very bad situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC IGNORES TCASII RA, UTILIZES VISUAL SEPARATION WITH ANOTHER ACR ACFT.
Narrative: ZBW ASKED US IF WE HAD TFC (Y) IN SIGHT AT 2 O'CLOCK POS, 5 MI, 16000 FT. WE REPLIED 'AFFIRMATIVE' AND WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL AND CLB TO FL230. DURING THE CLB WE RECEIVED AN RA WHICH WE IGNORED BECAUSE WE HAD TFC Y IN SIGHT. OUR RA DIRECTED US TO DSND, BUT WE EXPEDITED OUR CLB. OUR TFC Y KNEW WE HAD HIM IN SIGHT AND HE IGNORED HIS RA TO CLB -- HE REMAINED LEVEL. IT WAS, NEVERTHELESS, UNNERVING TO BE EXECUTING A PROC CONTRARY TO AN RA AND HOPING THE OTHER ACFT Y WOULD DO THE SAME. WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES, BUT IF HE HAD COMPLIED WITH HIS RA IT MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SIT.
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.