An F100 flight crew receives a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	523750
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	523750
Events
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Captain's leg. On base to runway 30R on the 210 degree heading got an RA requiring 1500 ft climbing. Traffic was not in sight and RA was executed. I quickly asked approach what they would like us to do to minimize traffic impact and if possible could we do a 360 degrees on the left. The captain started a shallow left turn to clear the finals. When the RA occurred approach was confused with our request. She quickly gave us a further left turn to 180 degrees and asked if there were other problems. No other events occurred, no traffic conflict occurred and we landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 FLT CREW RECEIVES A TCASII RA.

Narrative: CAPT'S LEG. ON BASE TO RWY 30R ON THE 210 DEG HDG GOT AN RA REQUIRING 1500 FT CLBING. TFC WAS NOT IN SIGHT AND RA WAS EXECUTED. I QUICKLY ASKED APCH WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO DO TO MINIMIZE TFC IMPACT AND IF POSSIBLE COULD WE DO A 360 DEGS ON THE L. THE CAPT STARTED A SHALLOW L TURN TO CLR THE FINALS. WHEN THE RA OCCURRED APCH WAS CONFUSED WITH OUR REQUEST. SHE QUICKLY GAVE US A FURTHER L TURN TO 180 DEGS AND ASKED IF THERE WERE OTHER PROBS. NO OTHER EVENTS OCCURRED, NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED AND WE LANDED SAFELY.

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.