CL65 flight crew receives RA during vectors for approach.

Attributes
ACN	553137
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d21.tracon tower : fcm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 22l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d21.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 22r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	553137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Dtw operating simultaneous arrs runway 22L/right departures runway 21R, runway 21L closed. Cleared to expect runway 22L descended to 8000 ft on downwind, vector of 270 degrees and descent to 6000 ft to join runway 22L localizer. Descended to 6000 ft, was in turn to 270 degrees. ATC directed turn to 340 degrees as RA was received. RA directed immediate climb. Initiated right climbing turn. Aircraft which was being vectored from west initiated evasive action as well, stated he was climbing to 5000 ft. ATC directed a reintercept, decrease in assigned speed from 20 KTS to 180 KTS, descent to 3000 ft to intercept ILS to runway 22L. Confusion on radio, controller appeared overloaded, TCASII indicated at least 5 aircraft established ILS with minimum spacing. Unusual for dtw to use runway 22L/right and bring aircraft from east and west at same time. Rate of closure appeared excessive and we were held at 6000 ft until base leg within 10 NM of runway. GS intercept of 2266 ft required excessive rate of descent to join ILS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLC RECEIVES RA DURING VECTORS FOR APCH.

Narrative: DTW OPERATING SIMULTANEOUS ARRS RWY 22L/R DEPS RWY 21R, RWY 21L CLOSED. CLRED TO EXPECT RWY 22L DSNDED TO 8000 FT ON DOWNWIND, VECTOR OF 270 DEGS AND DSCNT TO 6000 FT TO JOIN RWY 22L LOC. DSNDED TO 6000 FT, WAS IN TURN TO 270 DEGS. ATC DIRECTED TURN TO 340 DEGS AS RA WAS RECEIVED. RA DIRECTED IMMEDIATE CLB. INITIATED R CLBING TURN. ACFT WHICH WAS BEING VECTORED FROM W INITIATED EVASIVE ACTION AS WELL, STATED HE WAS CLBING TO 5000 FT. ATC DIRECTED A REINTERCEPT, DECREASE IN ASSIGNED SPD FROM 20 KTS TO 180 KTS, DSCNT TO 3000 FT TO INTERCEPT ILS TO RWY 22L. CONFUSION ON RADIO, CTLR APPEARED OVERLOADED, TCASII INDICATED AT LEAST 5 ACFT ESTABLISHED ILS WITH MINIMUM SPACING. UNUSUAL FOR DTW TO USE RWY 22L/R AND BRING ACFT FROM E AND W AT SAME TIME. RATE OF CLOSURE APPEARED EXCESSIVE AND WE WERE HELD AT 6000 FT UNTIL BASE LEG WITHIN 10 NM OF RWY. GS INTERCEPT OF 2266 FT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE RATE OF DSCNT TO JOIN ILS.

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.