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An A300-600 cargo flight climbing to FL280 receives a TCASII RA for descent based upon another aircraft assigned FL290 29 NM northwest of lit, ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lit.vortac |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 543938 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flying to den, we were assigned to climb to FL280 while on a radar vector, for traffic, by ZME. Very busy ATC sector. At FL277 we got a TA. At leveloff at FL280, we got an RA commanding a descent. We descended to FL277 and RA stopped. We climbed back to FL280 and told ZME of our RA. Another airline, aircraft Y, also said they had an RA and climbed to comply with the RA. The ZME controller said vertical separation was never compromised. I will take the controller's word for it, but he was overworked and task saturated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300-600 CARGO FLT CLBING TO FL280 RECEIVES A TCASII RA FOR DSCNT BASED UPON ANOTHER ACFT ASSIGNED FL290 29 NM NW OF LIT, AR.
Narrative: FLYING TO DEN, WE WERE ASSIGNED TO CLB TO FL280 WHILE ON A RADAR VECTOR, FOR TFC, BY ZME. VERY BUSY ATC SECTOR. AT FL277 WE GOT A TA. AT LEVELOFF AT FL280, WE GOT AN RA COMMANDING A DSCNT. WE DSNDED TO FL277 AND RA STOPPED. WE CLBED BACK TO FL280 AND TOLD ZME OF OUR RA. ANOTHER AIRLINE, ACFT Y, ALSO SAID THEY HAD AN RA AND CLBED TO COMPLY WITH THE RA. THE ZME CTLR SAID VERT SEPARATION WAS NEVER COMPROMISED. I WILL TAKE THE CTLR'S WORD FOR IT, BUT HE WAS OVERWORKED AND TASK SATURATED.
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.