Deviation from clearance -- an air carrier is vectored into the vicinity of an small aircraft that had been instructed to hold altitude. The small aircraft started a descent.

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Attributes
ACN	313450
Time
Date	199508
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 9000 agl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
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	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 375 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	313450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4080
ASRS Report	313452
Events
Anomaly	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 other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During climb out albany departure control put us on radar vector of 280 degrees then another radar vector of 340 degrees. Initial altitude was 3000 ft after takeoff, then cleared to 10000 ft, but was amended to 9000 ft due to VFR traffic at 9500 ft. The turn to 340 degrees was directly toward the VFR traffic. A TCASII 'RA' sounded to descend just at the same time I had visual with the cessna 182 type. The aircraft was turning away from us and started to descend. The heading of 340 degrees (relayed by albany departure from ZBW) turned us directly into the traffic. An amended heading by albany approach possibly would have been better until we were clear of the traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEV FROM CLRNC -- AN ACR IS VECTORED INTO THE VICINITY OF AN SMA THAT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALT. THE SMA STARTED A DSCNT.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ALBANY DEP CTL PUT US ON RADAR VECTOR OF 280 DEGS THEN ANOTHER RADAR VECTOR OF 340 DEGS. INITIAL ALT WAS 3000 FT AFTER TKOF, THEN CLRED TO 10000 FT, BUT WAS AMENDED TO 9000 FT DUE TO VFR TFC AT 9500 FT. THE TURN TO 340 DEGS WAS DIRECTLY TOWARD THE VFR TFC. A TCASII 'RA' SOUNDED TO DSND JUST AT THE SAME TIME I HAD VISUAL WITH THE CESSNA 182 TYPE. THE ACFT WAS TURNING AWAY FROM US AND STARTED TO DSND. THE HDG OF 340 DEGS (RELAYED BY ALBANY DEP FROM ZBW) TURNED US DIRECTLY INTO THE TFC. AN AMENDED HDG BY ALBANY APCH POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER UNTIL WE WERE CLR OF THE TFC.

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.