BASIP - TCAS (40-142)

SERIOUS INCIDENT (TCAS – RA) – KUWAIT AIRWAYS FLIGHT KAC 920, BOEING 777-369(ER) AIRCRAFT, REG. NO. 9K-AOE (SECTOR GUANGZHOU TO KUWAIT) AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON 01-12-2021

  • Type: serious incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: Kuwait Airways
  • Flight no.: KAC 920
  • Registration number: 9K-AOE
  • Type of aircraft: 777-369(ER)
  • Date of occurrence: 01-12-2021
  • Date of uploading: 03-06-2026
  • Location: In-flight

On 1st December, 2021, Kuwait Airways Flight KAC920, Boeing 777-369(ER) aircraft, Reg. No. 9K-AOE was operating from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (ZGGG), China to Kuwait International Airport (OKBK), Kuwait on Air Traffic Services (ATS) route G452 maintaining Flight Level (FL) 340. At time 0652 hours (h), when KAC920 was approximately 45 Nautical Miles (NM) East of position Rahim Yar Khan (RK), it reported Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) – Resolution Advisory (RA) and initiated RA climb from FL340 to FL348. 02 Military aircraft were operating East of ‘RK’ at coordinated levels between FL260 and FL200. One of the Military aircraft squawking A4372 was observed 3 NM North of ‘RK’ at FL245 in climbing phase and subsequently disappeared from the radar display. After some time, same Military aircraft squawking A4372 reappeared on radar display at position 18 NM East of ‘RK’ and 20 NM reciprocal to KAC920 climbing out of FL262 with high Rate of Climb (ROC), approximately 6,000 feet (ft) / minute (min). The military aircraft crossed KAC920 at 9 o’clock, approximately 2 NM at FL334, which resulted in activation of TCAS – RA of KAC920.