Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Conflict Airborne Conflict
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airspace Structure; Procedure; Human Factors
After being cleared for the visual approach; ATC called out traffic and advised leveling at 5;000 FT until traffic passed. I was able to make visual contact with the traffic below. The traffic continued to climb. At that time I turned the aircraft to the left to create more space and began to level the aircraft prior to reaching 5;000 FT. At that time I watched the traffic pass below us and started a shallow descent for the airport. We received the traffic alert followed by a RA that lasted approximately 5 seconds. I complied with the RA. I should have been more aggressive with my spacing for the other traffic.
After we were cleared for a visual approach to Runway 30L; we were advised that there was traffic that seemed to be climbing toward us. Norcal suggested that we level off at 5;000 FT which we did. The light single engine plane continued to climb toward us. The non-flying pilot climbed slightly to about 5;100 FT and we got a 'Monitor Vertical Speed' followed shortly thereafter by a very brief 'Climb'. A very slight climb was initiated and then we were 'Clear of conflict'. The approach was continued uneventfully to a normal landing.It would be nice if VFR traffic would not be allowed to climb into busy airspace without having to talk to any Approach Control facility.
Air Carrier flight crew reports a TCAS RA arriving SJC from the south at 5;000 FT. Climbing slightly and turning to avoid VFR traffic.