B767 makes evasive maneuver from E120 while on vector by A80.

Attributes
ACN	524667
Time
Date	200109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : atl.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	524667
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

We were arriving from the northwest with atl approach control, being vectored for runway 8L. After given a heading of 180 degrees and airspeed of 180, the controller told us that we were being switched to runway 9R, and were given a speed of 250 KTS and 12000 ft. He then handled us off to the southern controller who slowed us back down and gave us 11000 and traffic at 10 O'clock and about 5 miles. The first officer stated that we appeared to be 'joining up' on the traffic. Shortly afterwards, we received a warning from TCASII telling us to climb. The first officer then climbed to 12000 ft as we kept the emb 120 in sight. The controller then told us to stay at 12000 ft and apologized. The controller was quite busy, and coupled with the fact that we were coming off the north side with the change in runways, added to the confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 MAKES EVASIVE MANEUVER FROM E120 WHILE ON VECTOR BY A80.

Narrative: WE WERE ARRIVING FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH ATL APCH CTL, BEING VECTORED FOR RWY 8L. AFTER GIVEN A HEADING OF 180 DEGS AND AIRSPEED OF 180, THE CTLR TOLD US THAT WE WERE BEING SWITCHED TO RWY 9R, AND WERE GIVEN A SPEED OF 250 KTS AND 12000 FT. HE THEN HANDLED US OFF TO THE SOUTHERN CTLR WHO SLOWED US BACK DOWN AND GAVE US 11000 AND TRAFFIC AT 10 O'CLOCK AND ABOUT 5 MILES. THE FO STATED THAT WE APPEARED TO BE 'JOINING UP' ON THE TFC. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WE RECEIVED A WARNING FROM TCASII TELLING US TO CLIMB. THE FO THEN CLIMBED TO 12000 FT AS WE KEPT THE EMB 120 IN SIGHT. THE CTLR THEN TOLD US TO STAY AT 12000 FT AND APOLOGIZED. THE CTLR WAS QUITE BUSY, AND COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT WE WERE COMING OFF THE NORTH SIDE WITH THE CHANGE IN RUNWAYS, ADDED TO THE CONFUSION.

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.