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An air carrier departed mia and while being vectored through 8;000 ft climbing to 10;000 ft received a TCAS RA descend command to provide separation from traffic which ATC was vectoring them away from.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 919720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 400 |
Narrative:
Departed miami with climb to 5;000 ft. Then cleared to 7;000 ft until clear some traffic followed by clearance to 10;000 ft. Passing 8;000 ft TA traffic appeared approximately 12 o'clock position +200 ft. Departure control reassigned direction to 180 heading. While in turn to 180 heading; we received RA descend. Followed RA and descended. Cessna passed overhead at about 400-500 ft. Thank goodness for TCAS!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier departed MIA and while being vectored through 8;000 FT climbing to 10;000 FT received a TCAS RA descend command to provide separation from traffic which ATC was vectoring them away from.
Narrative: Departed Miami with climb to 5;000 FT. Then cleared to 7;000 FT until clear some traffic followed by clearance to 10;000 FT. Passing 8;000 FT TA traffic appeared approximately 12 o'clock position +200 FT. Departure Control reassigned direction to 180 heading. While in turn to 180 heading; we received RA descend. Followed RA and descended. Cessna passed overhead at about 400-500 FT. Thank goodness for TCAS!
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.