Narrative:

During climb out from portland with the autoplt on we were leveling at our assigned altitude of 13000'. ZSE then cleared us to climb to FL230, expedite through 16000'. As the autoplt brought the power up and nose up for the climb, ZSE called traffic 10-11 O'clock, 13500' and recommended we maintain 13000'. We immediately pushed the altitude hold to stop our climb and leveled at 13300'. The traffic was spotted at 10 O'clock passing left to right 200' above us and approximately 1/2 mi horizontal as we went behind him.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAFFIC ADVIOSRY GIVEN OF VFR TRAFFIC PASSING IN CLOSE VICINITY.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM PORTLAND WITH THE AUTOPLT ON WE WERE LEVELING AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 13000'. ZSE THEN CLRED US TO CLB TO FL230, EXPEDITE THROUGH 16000'. AS THE AUTOPLT BROUGHT THE PWR UP AND NOSE UP FOR THE CLB, ZSE CALLED TFC 10-11 O'CLOCK, 13500' AND RECOMMENDED WE MAINTAIN 13000'. WE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE ALT HOLD TO STOP OUR CLB AND LEVELED AT 13300'. THE TFC WAS SPOTTED AT 10 O'CLOCK PASSING L TO R 200' ABOVE US AND APPROX 1/2 MI HORIZ AS WE WENT BEHIND HIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.