A captain reported receiving a traffic alert (TA) during climbout. This was followed by an RA which ...

Narrative:

We had just departed ZZZ from runway xxc. Climbing through approximately 3500; ATC alerted us to traffic on our climb out. Climbing through 3500ft we received a TA from our TCAS system. I notified ATC that we had received a TA.we were level at 4000ft heading 270. We received an RA to descend. We complied with the RA; notified ATC of our descent in compliance with the RA. At 3840 ft; TCAS notified us 'clear of traffic'. We climbed back to 4000 and notified ATC that we were climbing back to our altitude. ATC had pointed out traffic to us. I told him when we received a TA that we had received a TA to give him a heads up in case we received an RA. When we got the RA and notified him that we were descending in compliance with the RA; he said; 'I pointed that traffic out to you.' I told him that I was required to comply with the RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Captain reported receiving a traffic alert (TA) during climbout. This was followed by an RA which commanded a deviation from the cleared climb profile. After the RA was resolved; a normal climb was resumed.

Narrative: We had just departed ZZZ from Runway XXC. Climbing through approximately 3500; ATC alerted us to traffic on our climb out. Climbing through 3500ft we received a TA from our TCAS system. I notified ATC that we had received a TA.We were level at 4000ft heading 270. We received an RA to descend. We complied with the RA; notified ATC of our descent in compliance with the RA. At 3840 ft; TCAS notified us 'clear of traffic'. We climbed back to 4000 and notified ATC that we were climbing back to our altitude. ATC had pointed out traffic to us. I told him when we received a TA that we had received a TA to give him a heads up in case we received an RA. When we got the RA and notified him that we were descending in compliance with the RA; he said; 'I pointed that traffic out to you.' I told him that I was required to comply with the RA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1282249
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR

A captain reported receiving a traffic alert (TA) during climbout. This was followed by an RA which commanded a deviation from the cleared climb profile. After the RA was resolved; a normal climb was resumed.