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A regional airline flight crew reacted as directed by a TCAS RA and climbed 700 ft above their assigned altitude to avoid VFR traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 878850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
While at 6000 ft on arrival; our flight experienced a climbing RA due to a VFR traffic conflict. We reacted by climbing 700 ft above our assigned altitude; until we were clear of conflict. Once clear we descended back to 6000 ft and continued with the approach vectors. The captain immediately informed ATC of our issue; and no other action was necessary. To prevent occurrences such as this one perhaps some changes to high traffic airspace in the northeastern us would be effective.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A regional airline flight crew reacted as directed by a TCAS RA and climbed 700 FT above their assigned altitude to avoid VFR traffic.
Narrative: While at 6000 FT on arrival; our flight experienced a climbing RA due to a VFR traffic conflict. We reacted by climbing 700 FT above our assigned altitude; until we were clear of conflict. Once clear we descended back to 6000 FT and continued with the approach vectors. The Captain immediately informed ATC of our issue; and no other action was necessary. To prevent occurrences such as this one perhaps some changes to high traffic airspace in the Northeastern US would be effective.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.