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MD88 flight crew initiate evasive TCASII maneuver. Conflicting aircraft allegedly penetrating ZDC from ric without a handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22500 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ric.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 496007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight was on a diversion to iad. ATC gave us a descent to FL220. At FL230 we got a TCASII TA from an aircraft below, climbing. At FL225 we got a TCASII RA and took evasive action, climbing to FL230 and changing our heading by 45 degrees left. Once clear of conflict, we returned to our assigned altitude and heading. Center stated he did not know about the conflict. Richmond approach had cleared the other aircraft to climb and center had not taken the handoff. No other actions were taken on our part. The other aircraft passed behind us. How can this be fixed? Approach needs to talk to center! How you could possibly get a TCASII RA at FL220 is unsafe. The FAA ATC facility was not looking out for our safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FLC INITIATE EVASIVE TCASII MANEUVER. CONFLICTING ACFT ALLEGEDLY PENETRATING ZDC FROM RIC WITHOUT A HDOF.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS ON A DIVERSION TO IAD. ATC GAVE US A DSCNT TO FL220. AT FL230 WE GOT A TCASII TA FROM AN ACFT BELOW, CLBING. AT FL225 WE GOT A TCASII RA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, CLBING TO FL230 AND CHANGING OUR HDG BY 45 DEGS L. ONCE CLR OF CONFLICT, WE RETURNED TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT AND HDG. CTR STATED HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CONFLICT. RICHMOND APCH HAD CLRED THE OTHER ACFT TO CLB AND CTR HAD NOT TAKEN THE HDOF. NO OTHER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN ON OUR PART. THE OTHER ACFT PASSED BEHIND US. HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? APCH NEEDS TO TALK TO CTR! HOW YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET A TCASII RA AT FL220 IS UNSAFE. THE FAA ATC FACILITY WAS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR OUR SAFETY.
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.