B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 3911
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
While on the FYTTE arrival into ORD; we had a near midair collision with a glider. We were at 7000 FT doing 210 KTS assigned. I looked up and spotted this black spot floating in the air at our [12-1] position. I thought it was a bunch of balloons until it made a right descending turn. I realized that it was a glider and I took evasive action. I pitched up; turned right and shoved the power up simultaneously trying to avoid the glider. I did get a brief stick shaker activation. From the time I spotted the glider until our paths crossed; it was no more than 5 seconds. We gained roughly 400 FT above our assigned altitude and speed increased to around 250 KTS. We immediately reported a near midair with a glider and our deviation. We returned to 7000 FT; slowed back to 210 KTS and rejoined the arrival inside FYTTE. We landed 9L with no other problems.
We never got a dot on our TCAS nor a traffic advisory and certainly not a resolution advisory. The glider just appeared out of nowhere at our 1 to 2 o'clock. Rockford handed us off to Chicago Approach where the rest of the flight was uneventful. We landed on 09L and taxied in to the gate.
B737NG flight crew and TRACON Controller reported a NMAC with a non-transponder-equipped glider at 7000 FT on the arrival into ORD.