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A319 flight crew takes evasive action and climbs due to climbing B73Q to an altitude 1000 ft below, both under ZMP control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ovr.vortac |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 9 controller time certified in position1 : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 532627 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 16000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
A319 (X) was in cruise flight at FL290. The B73Q (Y) was climbing off of oma to FL280. Conflict alert activated and the A319 received an RA and climbed 500 ft. No separation was lost. The B73Q leveled off at FL280 and never went above FL280.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLC TAKES EVASIVE ACTION AND CLBS DUE TO CLBING B73Q TO AN ALT 1000 FT BELOW, BOTH UNDER ZMP CTL.
Narrative: A319 (X) WAS IN CRUISE FLT AT FL290. THE B73Q (Y) WAS CLBING OFF OF OMA TO FL280. CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED AND THE A319 RECEIVED AN RA AND CLBED 500 FT. NO SEPARATION WAS LOST. THE B73Q LEVELED OFF AT FL280 AND NEVER WENT ABOVE FL280.
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.