ACR X TCASII RA HAD LTSS WITH MIL T-38 CLB TO OCCUPIED ALT. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SYS ERROR.
Synopsis
ACR X TCASII RA HAD LTSS WITH MIL T-38 CLB TO OCCUPIED ALT. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SYS ERROR.
Narrative
ACR X FLYING THE BOIDS 3 ARR TO DFW. WE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF THE RTE SEVERAL TIMES FOR SPACING AND WERE PROCEEDING DIRECT TO BPR VOR AT FL240. WE GOT A TARGET ON TCASII CLBING 1200 FT BELOW AND 10-12 MI. WE GOT A TA AND THEN AN RA AS THE TARGET CLBED TO OUR ALT. WE RESPONDED TO THE RA AND CLBED APPROX 1000 FT AND NOTIFIED ATC. THEN ATC CALLED TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK AND 3 MI. WE IDENTED A T-38 AT THAT POS AND ASKED ATC IF THE T-38 WAS AT FL240. HE RESPONDED; 'YES.' WHEN 'CLR OF TFC' WE DSNDED BACK TO FL240 AND NOTIFIED ATC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 260528: WE RECEIVED A TCASII TA AND SAW THE TARGET ON THE TCASII BOX APPROX 1200 FT AND BELOW AND 10 NM; CLBING TOWARD US. AN RA SOON FOLLOWED AND AS THE PF; I STARTED A CLB FOLLOWING TCASII PROMPTS. THE CAPT CALLED ATC AND TOLD HIM WE WERE BEGINNING A CLB DUE TO THE RA. ATC THEN CALLED THE TFC TO US. WE CLBED APPROX 900-1000 FT AND OUR TCASII AND ATC BOTH CONFIRMED AN AIR FORCE T-38 LEVELED OFF AT FL240. WE SPOTTED THE TARGET AT ABOUT 5 MI. AFTER WE WERE CLR OF THE CONFLICT; WE DSNDED BACK TO FL240 AND PROCEEDED TO DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.