BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE ...

AFMAN 11-217V1 3 JANUARY 2005 329
unchanged.
14.9.5.1.2.1.2. Monitor frequency no longer required.
14.9.5.1.3. If unable to accept an ILS/PRM approach, notify ATC prior to
departure IAW FLIP AP to coordinate alternative arrival procedures.
14.9.5.1.3.1. NOTE: Failure to pre-coordinate a non-ILS/PRM arrival during
a period when ILS/PRM procedures are in use will result in denial of
approach clearance. ATC will direct diversion to an alternate airport.
14.9.5.1.4. All breakouts from the approach shall be hand flown. Autopilots
shall be disengaged when a breakout is directed.
14.9.5.1.4.1. A “blunder” is an unexpected turn by an aircraft already
established on the localizer toward another aircraft on an adjacent approach
course. A “breakout” is a technique used to direct aircraft out of the approach
stream. For close parallel operations, a breakout is used to direct an aircraft
away from a blundering aircraft while simultaneous operations are being
conducted.
14.9.5.1.4.2. Breakouts differ from other types of abandoned approaches in
that they can happen anywhere and unexpectedly. Pilots directed by ATC to
break off an approach must assume that an aircraft is blundering toward them
and a breakout must be initiated immediately.
14.9.5.1.4.2.1. ATC Directed “Breakouts”. ATC directed breakouts will
be an air traffic controller instruction to turn and climb or descend. Pilots
must always initiate the breakout in response to an air traffic controller
instruction. Controllers will give a descending breakout only when there
is no other reasonable option available, but in no case will the descent be
below MVA which provides at least 1,000 feet required obstruction
clearance.
14.9.5.1.4.2.2. If an aircraft enters the “NO TRANSGRESSION ZONE”
(NTZ), the controller will breakout the threatened aircraft on the adjacent
approach. The phraseology for the breakout will be: “TRAFFIC
ALERT”, (aircraft call sign) Turn (left/right) IMMEDIATELY,
HEADING (degrees), CLIMB/DESCEND AND MAINTAIN (altitude).”
14.9.5.1.5. Should a TCAS resolution advisory (RA) be received, the pilot shall
immediately respond to the RA. If following an RA requires deviating from an
ATC clearance, the pilot shall advise ATC as soon as practical. While following
an RA, comply with the turn portion of the ATC breakout instruction unless the
pilot determines safety to be factor.
14.9.5.1.5.1. The TCAS provides only vertical resolution of aircraft conflicts,
while the ATC breakout instruction provides both vertical and horizontal
guidance for conflict resolutions. Should a TCAS RA be received, the pilot
should immediately respond to the RA. Adhering to these procedures assures
the pilot that acceptable "breakout" separation margins will always be
provided, even in the face of a normal procedural or system failure.