Flight crew of large transport level at FL280 had TCASII TA and the RA. Flight crew climbed to FL290...

Attributes
ACN	200086
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : irw
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	200086
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were level at FL280 when our TCASII gave us a TA from traffic 6000 ft below us at 1 O'clock opposite direction in a rapid rate of climb. When the traffic was 4000 ft below us and still climbing rapidly the TCASII gave an RA with instructions to climb. My first officer immediately began to climb as instructed while at the same time I notified ATC of our TCASII RA and its climb instructions. ATC acknowledged and we climbed to FL290 when TCASII instructed us to stop climb and then clear of conflict moments later. ATC then notified us that the traffic which caused the TA and RA was a flight of 4 fgt's which he confirmed were in rapid climb and leveled off at FL270. In the future this occurrence can be prevented by giving wider separation between high performance military fighter aircraft and civil aircraft. I also feel ATC could have possibly warned us sooner or given an advisory. No real conflict occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LGT LEVEL AT FL280 HAD TCASII TA AND THE RA. FLC CLBED TO FL290 TO CLR THE RA.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT FL280 WHEN OUR TCASII GAVE US A TA FROM TFC 6000 FT BELOW US AT 1 O'CLOCK OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN A RAPID RATE OF CLB. WHEN THE TFC WAS 4000 FT BELOW US AND STILL CLBING RAPIDLY THE TCASII GAVE AN RA WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB. MY FO IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO CLB AS INSTRUCTED WHILE AT THE SAME TIME I NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR TCASII RA AND ITS CLB INSTRUCTIONS. ATC ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE CLBED TO FL290 WHEN TCASII INSTRUCTED US TO STOP CLB AND THEN CLR OF CONFLICT MOMENTS LATER. ATC THEN NOTIFIED US THAT THE TFC WHICH CAUSED THE TA AND RA WAS A FLT OF 4 FGT'S WHICH HE CONFIRMED WERE IN RAPID CLB AND LEVELED OFF AT FL270. IN THE FUTURE THIS OCCURRENCE CAN BE PREVENTED BY GIVING WIDER SEPARATION BTWN HIGH PERFORMANCE MIL FIGHTER ACFT AND CIVIL ACFT. I ALSO FEEL ATC COULD HAVE POSSIBLY WARNED US SOONER OR GIVEN AN ADVISORY. NO REAL CONFLICT OCCURRED.

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.

Flight crew of large transport level at FL280 had TCASII TA and the RA. Flight crew climbed to FL290 to clear the RA.