Air carrier has TCASII alert during climb for air carrier on descent.

Attributes
ACN	244593
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 20300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	244593
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was flying aircraft out of FL180 for FL190 TCASII informed us of an alert. At about the time we were leveling off we got an RA to climb. The captain executed the climb and climbed above an oncoming medium large transport which was leveling at FL200 in the descent. The problem arose because the TCASII was unaware either plane was leveling and because of the rates of climb and dscnts commanded by the AFDS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS TCASII ALERT DURING CLB FOR ACR ON DSCNT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING ACFT OUT OF FL180 FOR FL190 TCASII INFORMED US OF AN ALERT. AT ABOUT THE TIME WE WERE LEVELING OFF WE GOT AN RA TO CLB. THE CAPT EXECUTED THE CLB AND CLBED ABOVE AN ONCOMING MLG WHICH WAS LEVELING AT FL200 IN THE DSCNT. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE TCASII WAS UNAWARE EITHER PLANE WAS LEVELING AND BECAUSE OF THE RATES OF CLB AND DSCNTS COMMANDED BY THE AFDS.

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.