Potential conflict. Air carrier crew gets a TCASII TA while in climb, followed by an RA to reduce climb and then levels off 500 ft below the VFR traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	299130
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abe
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
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	299130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In climb from abe, given clearance to 7000 ft, right turn to 210 degrees, traffic pointed out at 11 O'clock. Got 'traffic, traffic.' TCASII page showed traffic above us by 1600 ft. Could not visually locate traffic. RA said reduce vertical speed. We did. Got clear of conflict by controller prior to 'clear of conflict' by TCASII. (Controller reported traffic as VFR at 7500 ft.) appeared to be a good TCASII advisory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ACR CREW GETS A TCASII TA WHILE IN CLB, FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO REDUCE CLB AND THEN LEVELS OFF 500 FT BELOW THE VFR TFC.

Narrative: IN CLB FROM ABE, GIVEN CLRNC TO 7000 FT, R TURN TO 210 DEGS, TFC POINTED OUT AT 11 O'CLOCK. GOT 'TFC, TFC.' TCASII PAGE SHOWED TFC ABOVE US BY 1600 FT. COULD NOT VISUALLY LOCATE TFC. RA SAID REDUCE VERT SPD. WE DID. GOT CLR OF CONFLICT BY CTLR PRIOR TO 'CLR OF CONFLICT' BY TCASII. (CTLR RPTED TFC AS VFR AT 7500 FT.) APPEARED TO BE A GOOD TCASII ADVISORY.

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.