Altitude deviation altitude excursion.

Attributes
ACN	223956
Time
Date	199210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ldn
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	223956
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received TCASII RA, climb at 2000 FPM. Complied. Climbed at 3000 FPM, stopped climb at FL295 when alert abated. Descended immediately back to FL290. Center was notified during the RA maneuver. Herein the problem lies. Center controller on 133.72 MHZ, took exception because he had called the traffic. We followed the RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION.

Narrative: RECEIVED TCASII RA, CLB AT 2000 FPM. COMPLIED. CLBED AT 3000 FPM, STOPPED CLB AT FL295 WHEN ALERT ABATED. DSNDED IMMEDIATELY BACK TO FL290. CTR WAS NOTIFIED DURING THE RA MANEUVER. HEREIN THE PROBLEM LIES. CTR CTLR ON 133.72 MHZ, TOOK EXCEPTION BECAUSE HE HAD CALLED THE TFC. WE FOLLOWED THE RA.

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.