Traffic conflict during arrival at sjc, ca.

Attributes
ACN	481690
Time
Date	200008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 9500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	481690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	481691
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

Location: sjc 125 degree radial, 30 DME (approximately). Descending to 8000 ft, approach called VFR traffic 9500 ft. They gave us a 30 degree left turn to avoid. Shortly after, we got an RA to climb. At night it was hard to tell but we may have passed within 2 mi and 200 ft vertical. Rest of flight normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT DURING ARR AT SJC, CA.

Narrative: LOCATION: SJC 125 DEG RADIAL, 30 DME (APPROX). DSNDING TO 8000 FT, APCH CALLED VFR TFC 9500 FT. THEY GAVE US A 30 DEG L TURN TO AVOID. SHORTLY AFTER, WE GOT AN RA TO CLB. AT NIGHT IT WAS HARD TO TELL BUT WE MAY HAVE PASSED WITHIN 2 MI AND 200 FT VERT. REST OF FLT NORMAL.

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.