A reporter suspects that he had a false TCASII warning.

Attributes
ACN	272717
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : rdu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	272717
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

8000 ft descending into rdu. Issued 270 degree heading for traffic, and descent to 6000 ft after leveling on 270 degrees, we received an RA from TCASII. We followed TCASII commands, no clearance limits were exceeded. Cleared conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RPTR SUSPECTS THAT HE HAD A FALSE TCASII WARNING.

Narrative: 8000 FT DSNDING INTO RDU. ISSUED 270 DEG HDG FOR TFC, AND DSCNT TO 6000 FT AFTER LEVELING ON 270 DEGS, WE RECEIVED AN RA FROM TCASII. WE FOLLOWED TCASII COMMANDS, NO CLRNC LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED. CLRED CONFLICT.

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.