EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Distraction; Training / Qualification
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Airport
We were assigned a Visual Approach 16L in DEN. ATC had notified us that there were simultaneous parallel approaches being conducted to 17R and 16R. ATC issued a traffic advisory (and we noticed on TCAS) of a close parallel arrival; an Airbus which we also had in sight. We had the autopilot engaged and the automation was accurately following the approach vertical and horizontal guidance. The Airbus looked to us to be at the same altitude following straight in approach to 16R. We were given an RA from the TCAS for a descent. VSI indicated escape guidance to descend 1;500 fpm on short final. We reported the RA; and the Airbus crew also advised of the necessity to comply with an RA to tower. Escape guidance concluded at 600 AGL from which we continued a normal descent to landing.I think this is an ATC spacing issue. Due to traffic volume and parallel approaches aircraft were not staggered far enough apart. The RA could have possibly been avoided this way. However; because we were flying in VMC; both aircraft were able to maintain visual separation and complete descent to landing.
An EMB-145 cleared for a visual approach to 16L and sandwiched between parallel approaches to 16R and 17R at DEN received a TCAS RA directing a 1;500 FPM descent with respect to the parallel traffic to their right; which had also received an RA.