B727 flight crew received a TCASII TA during departure from a class C airport. Near midair collision...

Attributes
ACN	317905
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : okc tower : det
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	317905
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 123 flight time total : 3266 flight time type : 426
ASRS Report	317903
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Takeoff clearance from okc was to climb to 5000 ft MSL heading 010 degrees. FAA inspector on board in aircraft cockpit. After takeoff, clearance amended to climb to 5000 ft, heading 040 degrees, acknowledged by us. Further ATC instructions to climb to 15000 ft, heading 060 degrees, acknowledged by us. First officer flying. While climbing through 3600 ft with heading 060 degrees, ATC issued instruction to maintain 4000 ft. Simultaneously, with our acknowledgement TCASII alert broadcast 'traffic traffic.' supplemental information from acn 317903: flight engineer said 'TCASII says traffic right 10 O'clock slightly high.' TCASII broadcasted 'monitor vertical speed.' first officer leveled aircraft at 4000 ft and spotted traffic slightly above us opposite direction. TCASII indicated traffic passed 500 ft above us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC RECEIVED A TCASII TA DURING DEP FROM A CLASS C ARPT. NMAC.

Narrative: TKOF CLRNC FROM OKC WAS TO CLB TO 5000 FT MSL HDG 010 DEGS. FAA INSPECTOR ON BOARD IN ACFT COCKPIT. AFTER TKOF, CLRNC AMENDED TO CLB TO 5000 FT, HDG 040 DEGS, ACKNOWLEDGED BY US. FURTHER ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB TO 15000 FT, HDG 060 DEGS, ACKNOWLEDGED BY US. FO FLYING. WHILE CLBING THROUGH 3600 FT WITH HDG 060 DEGS, ATC ISSUED INSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN 4000 FT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WITH OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TCASII ALERT BROADCAST 'TFC TFC.' SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 317903: FE SAID 'TCASII SAYS TFC R 10 O'CLOCK SLIGHTLY HIGH.' TCASII BROADCASTED 'MONITOR VERT SPD.' FO LEVELED ACFT AT 4000 FT AND SPOTTED TFC SLIGHTLY ABOVE US OPPOSITE DIRECTION. TCASII INDICATED TFC PASSED 500 FT ABOVE US.

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.