Air carrier X TCASII TA RA descent climb with aircraft Y.

Attributes
ACN	201889
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 7600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	201889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2400 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X cleared to descend to 7000 ft controller called out company traffic on climb out from mem to 6000 ft. Passing through 8000 ft TCASII indicated traffic. Immediately went to RA, monitor vertical speed, green band at 2000 FPM descent. I placed ivsi into green band. TCASII upgraded to a descend crossing descend RA. Increased green band to 2500 ft. When both aircraft were at same altitude, approximately 7600 ft MSL, TCASII changed to a climb, climb, climb; RA. Other aircraft Y was climbing. We had aircraft Y visually. Disregarded last RA as unsafe and descended to 7000 ft and leveled. Slight turn initiated by both aircraft Y. Continued climb. TCASII functioned well till last RA. I feel controllers may have made error that was corrected by combination of pilots with eyes out of cockpit and TCASII. Only problem would have been the climb RA which would have placed us back up towards aircraft Y. Aircraft Y passed above and behind us by about 400 ft and 1/2 mi. If IMC, metal would have been bent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA RA DSCNT CLB WITH ACFT Y.

Narrative: ACR X CLRED TO DSND TO 7000 FT CTLR CALLED OUT COMPANY TFC ON CLB OUT FROM MEM TO 6000 FT. PASSING THROUGH 8000 FT TCASII INDICATED TFC. IMMEDIATELY WENT TO RA, MONITOR VERT SPD, GREEN BAND AT 2000 FPM DSCNT. I PLACED IVSI INTO GREEN BAND. TCASII UPGRADED TO A DSND XING DSND RA. INCREASED GREEN BAND TO 2500 FT. WHEN BOTH ACFT WERE AT SAME ALT, APPROX 7600 FT MSL, TCASII CHANGED TO A CLB, CLB, CLB; RA. OTHER ACFT Y WAS CLBING. WE HAD ACFT Y VISUALLY. DISREGARDED LAST RA AS UNSAFE AND DSNDED TO 7000 FT AND LEVELED. SLIGHT TURN INITIATED BY BOTH ACFT Y. CONTINUED CLB. TCASII FUNCTIONED WELL TILL LAST RA. I FEEL CTLRS MAY HAVE MADE ERROR THAT WAS CORRECTED BY COMBINATION OF PLTS WITH EYES OUT OF COCKPIT AND TCASII. ONLY PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CLB RA WHICH WOULD HAVE PLACED US BACK UP TOWARDS ACFT Y. ACFT Y PASSED ABOVE AND BEHIND US BY ABOUT 400 FT AND 1/2 MI. IF IMC, METAL WOULD HAVE BEEN BENT.

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.