Air carrier X TCASII RA with false target. Evasive action taken.

Attributes
ACN	270887
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	270887
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X, dc-9, departed to the northwest off of stl. I issued a climb to 15000 ft. A couple of sweeps later, the captain advised that he had leveled at 2500 ft because of an RA on TCASII. No other aircraft were involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA WITH FALSE TARGET. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: ACR X, DC-9, DEPARTED TO THE NW OFF OF STL. I ISSUED A CLB TO 15000 FT. A COUPLE OF SWEEPS LATER, THE CAPT ADVISED THAT HE HAD LEVELED AT 2500 FT BECAUSE OF AN RA ON TCASII. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED.

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.