Source: European Parliament
The Commission confirms that there is an ECCAIRS category for these types of occurrences under event type ‘Near Airborne Collision with Other Airborne Object’.
Therefore, flight crews can fulfill the mandatory reporting obligations on any interference with the aircraft by any airborne object that could endanger the operation of the aircraft, as set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018[1].
The reporting of any other Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, which does not constitute a risk in terms of a potential airborne collision, can be reported under the provisions of the voluntary reporting systems established pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014[2] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation.
- [1] Articles 5(1) and (8) of Annex I, and Articles 1(1) and 3(3) of Annex III to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018 of 29 June 2015 laying down a list classifying occurrences in civil aviation to be mandatorily reported according to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L 163, 30.6.2015, p. 1-17; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/1018/oj.
- [2] Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1321/2007 and (EC) No 1330/2007, OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 18; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/376/2018-09-11.