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A B757-200 flight crew questions the legality of operating in the rvsm airspace with the TCASII deferred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 577121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
There is a possibility that my company and I operated illegally. The TCASII was deferred inoperative (and had been for a couple of days). The fom doesn't state a requirement for TCASII to operate in either rnp or rvsm airspace, but a nagging voice makes me wonder if this requirement has somehow been overlooked. If, in fact, TCASII is not required in the airspace, are we operating at the highest level of safety? Is this a deferral we want to carry for several flts in 1000 ft separation and no radar?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW QUESTIONS THE LEGALITY OF OPERATING IN THE RVSM AIRSPACE WITH THE TCASII DEFERRED.
Narrative: THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MY COMPANY AND I OPERATED ILLEGALLY. THE TCASII WAS DEFERRED INOP (AND HAD BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS). THE FOM DOESN'T STATE A REQUIREMENT FOR TCASII TO OPERATE IN EITHER RNP OR RVSM AIRSPACE, BUT A NAGGING VOICE MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS REQUIREMENT HAS SOMEHOW BEEN OVERLOOKED. IF, IN FACT, TCASII IS NOT REQUIRED IN THE AIRSPACE, ARE WE OPERATING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY? IS THIS A DEFERRAL WE WANT TO CARRY FOR SEVERAL FLTS IN 1000 FT SEPARATION AND NO RADAR?
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.