Flight crew of an medium large transport stopped their climb in response to a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	311230
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txk
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	311230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 4
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying from dallas love field to little rock, was cleared to FL260 from FL220. In the climb we noticed an aircraft above us on TCASII coming our direction. We reduced power to idle and began a descent as we notified ATC of an impending conflict. We had been given a turn for a shortcut to lit. PF on jumpseat also heard us cleared to FL260 and my acknowledgement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG STOPPED THEIR CLB IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: FLYING FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD TO LITTLE ROCK, WAS CLRED TO FL260 FROM FL220. IN THE CLB WE NOTICED AN ACFT ABOVE US ON TCASII COMING OUR DIRECTION. WE REDUCED PWR TO IDLE AND BEGAN A DSCNT AS WE NOTIFIED ATC OF AN IMPENDING CONFLICT. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A TURN FOR A SHORTCUT TO LIT. PF ON JUMPSEAT ALSO HEARD US CLRED TO FL260 AND MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

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.