B767 flight crew has TCASII RA during arrival in to clt.

Attributes
ACN	584444
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : shine
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	584444
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

TCASII RA while on approach to runway 18R on intersection south STAR into clt. Between intersection south and intersection J, TCASII gave 'traffic, traffic' warning, and display showed target at 10 O'clock position, 400 ft below us and climbing with a fast closure rate. International relief officer spotted target before RA was issued, and maintained visual contact throughout evasive maneuver. The traffic, a private twin propeller or turbo propeller, leveled off at our altitude of 11000 ft MSL as the TCASII RA advised a sharp 'descend, descend' command. Clt approach called us to advise of a 'pop-up' target before RA was given and suggested a climbing right turn. We turned 90 degrees to right and climbed to 11500 ft until clear, and advised ATC. A probable mid-air was avoided, thanks to the TCASII system and proper crew reaction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT CREW HAS TCASII RA DURING ARR IN TO CLT.

Narrative: TCASII RA WHILE ON APCH TO RWY 18R ON INTXN S STAR INTO CLT. BTWN INTXN S AND INTXN J, TCASII GAVE 'TFC, TFC' WARNING, AND DISPLAY SHOWED TARGET AT 10 O'CLOCK POS, 400 FT BELOW US AND CLBING WITH A FAST CLOSURE RATE. IRO SPOTTED TARGET BEFORE RA WAS ISSUED, AND MAINTAINED VISUAL CONTACT THROUGHOUT EVASIVE MANEUVER. THE TFC, A PVT TWIN PROP OR TURBO PROP, LEVELED OFF AT OUR ALT OF 11000 FT MSL AS THE TCASII RA ADVISED A SHARP 'DSND, DSND' COMMAND. CLT APCH CALLED US TO ADVISE OF A 'POP-UP' TARGET BEFORE RA WAS GIVEN AND SUGGESTED A CLBING R TURN. WE TURNED 90 DEGS TO R AND CLBED TO 11500 FT UNTIL CLR, AND ADVISED ATC. A PROBABLE MID-AIR WAS AVOIDED, THANKS TO THE TCASII SYS AND PROPER CREW REACTION.

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.