Narrative:

First officer was flying from bwi to ord, after takeoff and climb we contacted ZDC. We were instructed to turn to 210 degrees heading and later told to turn to 180 degrees and increase our rate of turn. During the turn to 180 degrees, I noticed a TCASII target at 10:30 with no altitude information. I asked the controller if he showed any traffic at that position, he replied the only traffic for us was at 12:30 and no factor. I responded that the target had no altitude information and was probably a light aircraft down low. A few moments later were cleared direct to armel, on course. The flight landed at ord routinely. 2-3 days later my chief pilot called me at home and said ZDC had advised him that our flight had left a 'departure corridor' departing bwi as a result of a TCASII RA. I told the chief pilot about our routine flight and said the controller was incorrect. The controller should have told us during the vector to increase our turn or what the vector was for. I suspect our standard rate turn was not enough to position the aircraft where the controller wanted us. Why the controller told our chief pilot we deviated for a TCASII RA, when in fact we did not, I don't know. That is why I am submitting this report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF ACR MLG RPTED BY ARTCC RADAR CTLR AS HAVING CREATED A HDG TRACK POS DEV DURING RADAR VECTORING TURN IN DEP PROC.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING FROM BWI TO ORD, AFTER TKOF AND CLB WE CONTACTED ZDC. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 210 DEGS HDG AND LATER TOLD TO TURN TO 180 DEGS AND INCREASE OUR RATE OF TURN. DURING THE TURN TO 180 DEGS, I NOTICED A TCASII TARGET AT 10:30 WITH NO ALT INFO. I ASKED THE CTLR IF HE SHOWED ANY TFC AT THAT POS, HE REPLIED THE ONLY TFC FOR US WAS AT 12:30 AND NO FACTOR. I RESPONDED THAT THE TARGET HAD NO ALT INFO AND WAS PROBABLY A LIGHT ACFT DOWN LOW. A FEW MOMENTS LATER WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ARMEL, ON COURSE. THE FLT LANDED AT ORD ROUTINELY. 2-3 DAYS LATER MY CHIEF PLT CALLED ME AT HOME AND SAID ZDC HAD ADVISED HIM THAT OUR FLT HAD L A 'DEP CORRIDOR' DEPARTING BWI AS A RESULT OF A TCASII RA. I TOLD THE CHIEF PLT ABOUT OUR ROUTINE FLT AND SAID THE CTLR WAS INCORRECT. THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE TOLD US DURING THE VECTOR TO INCREASE OUR TURN OR WHAT THE VECTOR WAS FOR. I SUSPECT OUR STANDARD RATE TURN WAS NOT ENOUGH TO POS THE ACFT WHERE THE CTLR WANTED US. WHY THE CTLR TOLD OUR CHIEF PLT WE DEVIATED FOR A TCASII RA, WHEN IN FACT WE DID NOT, I DON'T KNOW. THAT IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT.

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.