Air carrier responds to TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	181526
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	181526
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	181527
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On arrival to sna kayoh 2 arrival at 8000' MSL, received TCAS advisory to descend. Left assigned altitude to 7500', and when TCAS was satisfied returned to 8000' MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RESPONDS TO TCASII RA.

Narrative: ON ARR TO SNA KAYOH 2 ARR AT 8000' MSL, RECEIVED TCAS ADVISORY TO DSND. LEFT ASSIGNED ALT TO 7500', AND WHEN TCAS WAS SATISFIED RETURNED TO 8000' MSL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.