B767 flight crew receives late vectors onto final. While trying to intercept, they received a TCASII...

Attributes
ACN	572210
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 26l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	572210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Descending from 6000-4000 ft heading 180 degrees assigned. Passing approximately 5000 ft (with spdbrakes extended) and very close to the localizer, ATC assigned us a heading of 230 degrees to intercept the localizer and cleared us for the ILS runway 26L. Unfortunately, we were so close to the localizer when cleared to intercept it that the autoplt/FMC captured, but then overshot the localizer while in a descending r-hand turn. TCASII was set to below 6000 ft and showed clear at this time. ATC then gave us a new heading of 280 degrees to reintercept the localizer (it was still captured on the ADI). While descending through approximately 4700 ft, we received a TA followed immediately by an RA to 'climb, climb, climb.' we saw the other aircraft on TCASII, lowered the speed brakes and executed a manual climbing r-hand turn away from it. We reported the climb and RA to ATC. They said 'ok,' and switched us to tower frequency. The rest of the approach and landing was uneventful. Very late clearance and vector to intercept localizer -- too late. Thank god for TCASII, we never saw the other guy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC RECEIVES LATE VECTORS ONTO FINAL. WHILE TRYING TO INTERCEPT, THEY RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO CLB.

Narrative: DSNDING FROM 6000-4000 FT HDG 180 DEGS ASSIGNED. PASSING APPROX 5000 FT (WITH SPDBRAKES EXTENDED) AND VERY CLOSE TO THE LOC, ATC ASSIGNED US A HDG OF 230 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND CLRED US FOR THE ILS RWY 26L. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE SO CLOSE TO THE LOC WHEN CLRED TO INTERCEPT IT THAT THE AUTOPLT/FMC CAPTURED, BUT THEN OVERSHOT THE LOC WHILE IN A DSNDING R-HAND TURN. TCASII WAS SET TO BELOW 6000 FT AND SHOWED CLR AT THIS TIME. ATC THEN GAVE US A NEW HDG OF 280 DEGS TO REINTERCEPT THE LOC (IT WAS STILL CAPTURED ON THE ADI). WHILE DSNDING THROUGH APPROX 4700 FT, WE RECEIVED A TA FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN RA TO 'CLB, CLB, CLB.' WE SAW THE OTHER ACFT ON TCASII, LOWERED THE SPD BRAKES AND EXECUTED A MANUAL CLBING R-HAND TURN AWAY FROM IT. WE RPTED THE CLB AND RA TO ATC. THEY SAID 'OK,' AND SWITCHED US TO TWR FREQ. THE REST OF THE APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. VERY LATE CLRNC AND VECTOR TO INTERCEPT LOC -- TOO LATE. THANK GOD FOR TCASII, WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER GUY.

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.

B767 flight crew receives late vectors onto final. While trying to intercept, they received a TCASII RA to climb.