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A widebody transport air carrier first officer reported that another aircraft knowingly flew toward his aircraft in the vicinity of lapaz, causing an RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 483070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
In a climb, issued at sllp, from FL310 to FL390, just north of logol intersection, we visually observed an aircraft ahead and to the right of our course at FL370. He appeared to be straight/level. We acquired the aircraft visually, so we turned left on course (west) so as to not to cross through his flight path. We also tried to raise him on air-to-air frequency 123.45. No answer. We had our exterior lights on, as is the norm in this area. Said aircraft then turned into us (right turn) and actually kept coming west after we finally raised the aircraft and advised aircraft of our intentions/actions and our direction of turn. RA resulted and was followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A WDB ACR FO RPTED THAT ANOTHER ACFT KNOWINGLY FLEW TOWARD HIS ACFT IN THE VICINITY OF LAPAZ, CAUSING AN RA.
Narrative: IN A CLB, ISSUED AT SLLP, FROM FL310 TO FL390, JUST N OF LOGOL INTXN, WE VISUALLY OBSERVED AN ACFT AHEAD AND TO THE R OF OUR COURSE AT FL370. HE APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT/LEVEL. WE ACQUIRED THE ACFT VISUALLY, SO WE TURNED L ON COURSE (W) SO AS TO NOT TO CROSS THROUGH HIS FLT PATH. WE ALSO TRIED TO RAISE HIM ON AIR-TO-AIR FREQ 123.45. NO ANSWER. WE HAD OUR EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON, AS IS THE NORM IN THIS AREA. SAID ACFT THEN TURNED INTO US (R TURN) AND ACTUALLY KEPT COMING W AFTER WE FINALLY RAISED THE ACFT AND ADVISED ACFT OF OUR INTENTIONS/ACTIONS AND OUR DIRECTION OF TURN. RA RESULTED AND WAS FOLLOWED.
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.