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B737 flight crew given a rushed climb clearance from departure controller omitting the altitude assignment in connection with TCASII TA with another B737 same altitude, crossing traffic, on departure frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : i90.tracon |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 800 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 622200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were on a vector and level at 10000 ft. Air carrier Y (B737) approached from our 3 O'clock position at 10000 ft. Received TA just as ATC said to climb, with no altitude, then gave climb to 15000 ft. The confusion was climb with no altitude!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW GIVEN A RUSHED CLB CLRNC FROM DEP CTLR OMITTING THE ALT ASSIGNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH TCASII TA WITH ANOTHER B737 SAME ALT, XING TFC, ON DEP FREQ.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A VECTOR AND LEVEL AT 10000 FT. ACR Y (B737) APCHED FROM OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS AT 10000 FT. RECEIVED TA JUST AS ATC SAID TO CLB, WITH NO ALT, THEN GAVE CLB TO 15000 FT. THE CONFUSION WAS CLB WITH NO ALT!
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.