Air carrier large transport received rapidly changing TCASII warning during descent into bdl.

Attributes
ACN	184533
Time
Date	199107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb airport : bdl
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	184533
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

TCAS RA 'climb, climb,climb.' moments after climb initiated we got a 'descend, descend now. Descend, descend now.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT RECEIVED RAPIDLY CHANGING TCASII WARNING DURING DSCNT INTO BDL.

Narrative: TCAS RA 'CLB, CLB,CLB.' MOMENTS AFTER CLB INITIATED WE GOT A 'DSND, DSND NOW. DSND, DSND NOW.'

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.