Medium large transport in climb has TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	265763
Time
Date	199402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zil artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	265763
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 non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Flying flight clt-tpa. Cleared to FL310 from FL280 by ZTL (127.8). Position 180 NM north of taylor VOR, 40 NM southwest of columbia VOR (cae) heading approximately 180 degrees. Received TCASII TA/RA for dc-8 at FL290 at our 1 O'clock heading approximately ese. Controller attempted to vector us for traffic, then said 'maintain FL280.' by then we were already in response to TCASII. Our maximum altitude 28800 ft and knew situation was under control due to government experience with formation flying/intercept geometry, so no real panic maneuvers required. Closest point of approach less than 500 ft vertically and 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 NM horizontally. Stopped climb, descended back to FL280. Different controller reclred us to FL310. Remainder uneventful. Got impression controller was inexperienced and surprised at entire chain of events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG IN CLB HAS TCASII RA.

Narrative: FLYING FLT CLT-TPA. CLRED TO FL310 FROM FL280 BY ZTL (127.8). POS 180 NM N OF TAYLOR VOR, 40 NM SW OF COLUMBIA VOR (CAE) HDG APPROX 180 DEGS. RECEIVED TCASII TA/RA FOR DC-8 AT FL290 AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK HDG APPROX ESE. CTLR ATTEMPTED TO VECTOR US FOR TFC, THEN SAID 'MAINTAIN FL280.' BY THEN WE WERE ALREADY IN RESPONSE TO TCASII. OUR MAX ALT 28800 FT AND KNEW SIT WAS UNDER CTL DUE TO GOV EXPERIENCE WITH FORMATION FLYING/INTERCEPT GEOMETRY, SO NO REAL PANIC MANEUVERS REQUIRED. CLOSEST POINT OF APCH LESS THAN 500 FT VERTLY AND 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 NM HORIZLY. STOPPED CLB, DSNDED BACK TO FL280. DIFFERENT CTLR RECLRED US TO FL310. REMAINDER UNEVENTFUL. GOT IMPRESSION CTLR WAS INEXPERIENCED AND SURPRISED AT ENTIRE CHAIN OF EVENTS.

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.