B737-700
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 159
Situational Awareness
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
At about seven mile final to Runway 30 in Oakland; we received an 'ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED; ADJUST' RA. The traffic was a VFR traffic that had departed from Hayward Executive. The aircraft was configured for a flaps 40 landing and the 'Before Landing Checklist' was complete. I was the Pilot Flying; autopilot and autothrottles were both disengaged prior to the TA and RA. The traffic was reported to us by OAK Tower. The First Officer and I did not visually acquire the aircraft so FO responded with a 'negative contact'. Upon receiving the 'ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED; ADJUST' I smoothly applied additional thrust and reduced the descent rate of the aircraft in compliance with the displayed RA commands. FO made a radio call to OAK Tower stating that [we were] responding to an RA. Upon receiving the 'CLEAR OF CONFLICT' call from the TCAS; I ensured that I was still comfortable; and stable to continue the approach. We were less than one dot displacement high on the electronic glideslope; and I still had about 300 ft to ensure aircraft stability. The remainder of the approach and landing were uneventful. Tower gave us a phone number to call on the taxi in. Upon engine shutdown and completion of checklist; I called ATC and sent an ACARS message to Dispatch with a brief explanation of the event and informing him that the passengers seemed unaware of the event.We followed our protocol perfectly. The traffic at Hayward needs to be more careful to follow traffic pattern altitudes.
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B737-700 flight crew reported responding to an RA on a visual approach to OAK that appeared to be from a small aircraft in the HWD area.