Narrative:

On rome arrival approaching atl from the northwest, cleared to 'cross dalas at one four thousand.' approaching 15000 ft on the descent, about 10 NM northwest of dalas, was advised 'VFR traffic, 12 O'clock position, 5 mi, 15000 ft, dropping skydivers. If you would like to level off above 15000 ft you may. Expect to resume clearance to cross dalas at one four thousand.' by this time we were already through 15000 ft on the descent and we told them so. They advised, 'you may deviate either direction to avoid traffic if you like.' we still had not seen the aircraft. We had just found it on TCASII. About this time we got a 'traffic, traffic' TA for that aircraft, then picked it up visually, on the nose and slightly above our altitude, about 3 mi. We turned left to a heading of about 100 degrees to avoid. Right then I actually saw the jumper leave the aircraft in freefall. We were that close. We passed less than 2 mi abeam and 1000 ft below the jump aircraft, I felt we were allowed to get far too close to this aircraft and was upset that it was allowed to operate in the arrival corridor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CAPT DSNDING ON ROME ARR TO DFW IS INSTRUCTED BY APCH CTLR TO SEE AND AVOID JUMP ACFT AHEAD AT THE ALT THROUGH WHICH THEY HAVE JUST PASSED. THEY TURNED OFF COURSE TO GO AROUND ACFT AND STOPPED 1000 FT BELOW THE JUMP ACFT. SKYDIVERS WERE OBSERVED EXITING THE ACFT.

Narrative: ON ROME ARR APCHING ATL FROM THE NW, CLRED TO 'CROSS DALAS AT ONE FOUR THOUSAND.' APCHING 15000 FT ON THE DSCNT, ABOUT 10 NM NW OF DALAS, WAS ADVISED 'VFR TFC, 12 O'CLOCK POS, 5 MI, 15000 FT, DROPPING SKYDIVERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEVEL OFF ABOVE 15000 FT YOU MAY. EXPECT TO RESUME CLRNC TO CROSS DALAS AT ONE FOUR THOUSAND.' BY THIS TIME WE WERE ALREADY THROUGH 15000 FT ON THE DSCNT AND WE TOLD THEM SO. THEY ADVISED, 'YOU MAY DEVIATE EITHER DIRECTION TO AVOID TFC IF YOU LIKE.' WE STILL HAD NOT SEEN THE ACFT. WE HAD JUST FOUND IT ON TCASII. ABOUT THIS TIME WE GOT A 'TFC, TFC' TA FOR THAT ACFT, THEN PICKED IT UP VISUALLY, ON THE NOSE AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE OUR ALT, ABOUT 3 MI. WE TURNED L TO A HDG OF ABOUT 100 DEGS TO AVOID. RIGHT THEN I ACTUALLY SAW THE JUMPER LEAVE THE ACFT IN FREEFALL. WE WERE THAT CLOSE. WE PASSED LESS THAN 2 MI ABEAM AND 1000 FT BELOW THE JUMP ACFT, I FELT WE WERE ALLOWED TO GET FAR TOO CLOSE TO THIS ACFT AND WAS UPSET THAT IT WAS ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE ARR CORRIDOR.

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.