Close proximity commuter light transport unknown aircraft supposed to be below the reporter.

Attributes
ACN	186044
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	186044
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

While being vectored to join the volls I arrival at 10000 ft into bna, my first officer and I noticed traffic on our TCASII display. The traffic was rather close on the nose and we began looking. Next, our TCASII issued a RA of 'climb, climb'. The autoplt was on, so I disconnected and climbed to 10700 and notified ATC. His response was, 'that traffic should be below you, wait a min, well, I guess he, he's behind you descend and maintain 10000 ft when able'. No other mention of the event was ever made or implied. We returned to 10000 and continued to bna uneventfully. Note: we never made visual with the traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER LTT UNKNOWN ACFT SUPPOSED TO BE BELOW THE RPTR.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED TO JOIN THE VOLLS I ARR AT 10000 FT INTO BNA, MY FO AND I NOTICED TFC ON OUR TCASII DISPLAY. THE TFC WAS RATHER CLOSE ON THE NOSE AND WE BEGAN LOOKING. NEXT, OUR TCASII ISSUED A RA OF 'CLB, CLB'. THE AUTOPLT WAS ON, SO I DISCONNECTED AND CLBED TO 10700 AND NOTIFIED ATC. HIS RESPONSE WAS, 'THAT TFC SHOULD BE BELOW YOU, WAIT A MIN, WELL, I GUESS HE, HE'S BEHIND YOU DSND AND MAINTAIN 10000 FT WHEN ABLE'. NO OTHER MENTION OF THE EVENT WAS EVER MADE OR IMPLIED. WE RETURNED TO 10000 AND CONTINUED TO BNA UNEVENTFULLY. NOTE: WE NEVER MADE VISUAL WITH THE TFC.

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.