Captain of air carrier large transport aircraft deviated from assigned altitude in response to a TCA...

Attributes
ACN	235015
Time
Date	199302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 10700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pdx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	235015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 2200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier Y, an large transport, was climbing out of pdx at high rate of vertical speed to level at 9000 ft. We were level 10000 ft. TCASII gave us a climb command and air carrier Y a descend command. We climbed to 10700 ft, air carrier Y descended to 8500 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ACFT DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: ACR Y, AN LGT, WAS CLBING OUT OF PDX AT HIGH RATE OF VERT SPD TO LEVEL AT 9000 FT. WE WERE LEVEL 10000 FT. TCASII GAVE US A CLB COMMAND AND ACR Y A DSND COMMAND. WE CLBED TO 10700 FT, ACR Y DSNDED TO 8500 FT.

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.

Captain of air carrier large transport aircraft deviated from assigned altitude in response to a TCASII RA.