EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict NMAC
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airspace Structure; Procedure
Level 8000 msl. PHL Approach vectoring us off of JIMMS2 arrival; approximately 10-12 NM south of TLUUKS; for Runway 9R. TCAS TA alert for an aircraft 400 feet below us. Advised ATC of TA. ATC advised us of traffic at 7500 msl. TCAS RA alert with 'monitor V/S' guidance. Complied with RA guidance. Advised ATC of RA. Once clear of traffic conflict; flight continued normally. [Recommend] fewer non-participating aircraft in vicinity of arrival corridors.
PHL Approach vectored us off JIMMS2 arrival for RWY 09R. TCAS/TA for aircraft 400 ft below ahead of our aircraft. We advised ATC of traffic. ATC reported traffic. We received RA and reported RA to ATC. No deviation required for RA. Complied with RA guidance. When clear of conflict we advised ATC and continued normally without further event.
EMB-190 Flight Crew at 8;000 feet experiences a TCAS RA generated by a VFR aircraft at 7500 feet but shown as -400 on the TCAS display and visually 200 feet laterally. The RA is to monitor vertical speed and no deviation is required.