Flight crew of an medium large transport reduce climb rate in response to a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	280211
Time
Date	199408
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tracon : sna tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	280211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far 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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 2200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure from sna, we had past bhose intersection on the back bay 2 departure and were on a heading direct to hemet intersection. We had been cleared to FL230 and were climbing through 10500 ft at 1500-2000 FPM. Coast approach then handed us off to ZLA. We received a TA on TCASII for traffic 2200 ft above and slightly to our left, at 3 mi. We then received a TCASII RA to reduce climb to 0-200 FPM. We complied and after received the aural 'clear of conflict.' we queried ZLA about the traffic conflict. They stated that they had no idea of any traffic since we were still in coast approach airspace. We asked why we had been handed off, if we were still in coast approach airspace and ZLA stated that they had no idea, that they have no control over when an aircraft is handed off. It appears that a handoff occurred with a potential conflict in positive radar control environment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG REDUCE CLB RATE IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SNA, WE HAD PAST BHOSE INTXN ON THE BACK BAY 2 DEP AND WERE ON A HDG DIRECT TO HEMET INTXN. WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO FL230 AND WERE CLBING THROUGH 10500 FT AT 1500-2000 FPM. COAST APCH THEN HANDED US OFF TO ZLA. WE RECEIVED A TA ON TCASII FOR TFC 2200 FT ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY TO OUR L, AT 3 MI. WE THEN RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO REDUCE CLB TO 0-200 FPM. WE COMPLIED AND AFTER RECEIVED THE AURAL 'CLR OF CONFLICT.' WE QUERIED ZLA ABOUT THE TFC CONFLICT. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA OF ANY TFC SINCE WE WERE STILL IN COAST APCH AIRSPACE. WE ASKED WHY WE HAD BEEN HANDED OFF, IF WE WERE STILL IN COAST APCH AIRSPACE AND ZLA STATED THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA, THAT THEY HAVE NO CTL OVER WHEN AN ACFT IS HANDED OFF. IT APPEARS THAT A HDOF OCCURRED WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IN POSITIVE RADAR CTL ENVIRONMENT.

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.