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After departing atl, an MD11 captain reported that his aircraft was at maximum gross, in a maximum effort climb, when he had to take evasive action for a TA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 512320 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10800 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft weight near maximum gross (615K). Speed 285 KTS for climb to 10000 ft. Radar vector, left turn to 360 degrees from 090 degrees. In turn, ATC requested expedite turn and climb. TA sounded. Autoplt disconnected in order to increase angle of bank and climb rate. 3 TA's during turn. Near maximum aircraft performance used.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DEPARTING ATL, AN MD11 CAPT RPTED THAT HIS ACFT WAS AT MAX GROSS, IN A MAX EFFORT CLB, WHEN HE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION FOR A TA.
Narrative: ACFT WT NEAR MAX GROSS (615K). SPD 285 KTS FOR CLB TO 10000 FT. RADAR VECTOR, L TURN TO 360 DEGS FROM 090 DEGS. IN TURN, ATC REQUESTED EXPEDITE TURN AND CLB. TA SOUNDED. AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO INCREASE ANGLE OF BANK AND CLB RATE. 3 TA'S DURING TURN. NEAR MAX ACFT PERFORMANCE USED.
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.