Flight crew receives TCASII RA after receiving mco approach clearance to sfb runway 9L.

Attributes
ACN	549015
Time
Date	200205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 167 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	549015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

During initial radar vectors for arrival to sanford, fl, orlando approach advises aircraft X to turn right, heading 270 degrees, maintain 3000 ft, radar vectors for ILS runway 9L. Aircraft X acknowledged. ATC cleared aircraft X to turn left, heading 80 degrees for visual approach runway 9L. Aircraft X advised he is requesting radar vectors on to the localizer for the ILS, nine left. ATC turned aircraft X right heading 230 degrees for the ILS approach runway 9L. ATC then cleared aircraft X to turn left 180 degrees maintain 2000 ft. Aircraft X acknowledged (delayed on this heading until we passed through the localizer, I was thinking at the time, this was probably because traffic preventing a turn to intercept the localizer). ATC cleared aircraft X to 'turn left, heading 070 degrees to intercept the localizer, maintain 2000 ft upon intercept, and you are cleared for the ILS approach runway 9L. During my readback, we received an RA. We initiated a climb, and almost immediately after, approach control directed us to climb to 2100 ft. The flight engineer stood up from his seat and stated that a small aircraft, which looked like a cessna, was passing directly below us. The separation indication on the TA-RA read 300 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RECEIVES TCASII RA AFTER RECEIVING MCO APCH CLRNC TO SFB RWY 9L.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL RADAR VECTORS FOR ARR TO SANFORD, FL, ORLANDO APCH ADVISES ACFT X TO TURN R, HDG 270 DEGS, MAINTAIN 3000 FT, RADAR VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 9L. ACFT X ACKNOWLEDGED. ATC CLRED ACFT X TO TURN L, HDG 80 DEGS FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 9L. ACFT X ADVISED HE IS REQUESTING RADAR VECTORS ON TO THE LOC FOR THE ILS, NINE L. ATC TURNED ACFT X R HDG 230 DEGS FOR THE ILS APCH RWY 9L. ATC THEN CLRED ACFT X TO TURN L 180 DEGS MAINTAIN 2000 FT. ACFT X ACKNOWLEDGED (DELAYED ON THIS HDG UNTIL WE PASSED THROUGH THE LOC, I WAS THINKING AT THE TIME, THIS WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE TFC PREVENTING A TURN TO INTERCEPT THE LOC). ATC CLRED ACFT X TO 'TURN L, HDG 070 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC, MAINTAIN 2000 FT UPON INTERCEPT, AND YOU ARE CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH RWY 9L. DURING MY READBACK, WE RECEIVED AN RA. WE INITIATED A CLB, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER, APCH CTL DIRECTED US TO CLB TO 2100 FT. THE FE STOOD UP FROM HIS SEAT AND STATED THAT A SMALL ACFT, WHICH LOOKED LIKE A CESSNA, WAS PASSING DIRECTLY BELOW US. THE SEPARATION INDICATION ON THE TA-RA READ 300 FT.

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.