Narrative:

Having been cleared to FL230 and the porte 9 departure SID from sfo, we departed on runway 1L. After contacting departure control we were instructed to stop climb at 4000 ft and turn left to 260 degrees. About then I noticed traffic to our right and slightly above, moving from right to left and assumed that we were advised to level at 4000 ft because of that traffic. When ATC advised us of traffic, I responded 'in sight.' by then the traffic, a B737 was crossing our nose at approximately 1/2 mi and 500 ft above. Upon landing at psp we were asked to call bay departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT CPR JET DELAYED ATC REQUESTED TURN WHEN OBSERVING ANOTHER ACFT FOR WHICH THE STOP CLB AND TURN REQUEST WAS MADE RESULTING IN A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT FOR WHICH THE ATC REQUEST WAS MADE.

Narrative: HAVING BEEN CLRED TO FL230 AND THE PORTE 9 DEP SID FROM SFO, WE DEPARTED ON RWY 1L. AFTER CONTACTING DEP CTL WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO STOP CLB AT 4000 FT AND TURN L TO 260 DEGS. ABOUT THEN I NOTICED TFC TO OUR R AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE, MOVING FROM R TO L AND ASSUMED THAT WE WERE ADVISED TO LEVEL AT 4000 FT BECAUSE OF THAT TFC. WHEN ATC ADVISED US OF TFC, I RESPONDED 'IN SIGHT.' BY THEN THE TFC, A B737 WAS XING OUR NOSE AT APPROX 1/2 MI AND 500 FT ABOVE. UPON LNDG AT PSP WE WERE ASKED TO CALL BAY DEP.

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.