Medium large transport aircraft receives TCASII RA and climbs to higher altitude.

Attributes
ACN	339640
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cou
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21200 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tracon : flo
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	339640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from mci, I checked off ATC frequency to call company with departure times. When I returned to center frequency the captain notified me we were cleared to FL220 and to expect higher due to traffic. FL220 was in the MCP altitude alert window. Shortly thereafter, center asked us to confirm we were climbing to FL200. I read back that we were climbing to FL220 (we were passing 21200 ft). We then got a TCASII RA for traffic at our 10-11 O'clock and then center cleared us to FL230. I saw the traffic about 5-7 NM and we closed to about 3 NM. We leveled at FL230 uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT RECEIVES TCASII RA AND CLBS TO HIGHER ALT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM MCI, I CHKED OFF ATC FREQ TO CALL COMPANY WITH DEP TIMES. WHEN I RETURNED TO CTR FREQ THE CAPT NOTIFIED ME WE WERE CLRED TO FL220 AND TO EXPECT HIGHER DUE TO TFC. FL220 WAS IN THE MCP ALT ALERT WINDOW. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CTR ASKED US TO CONFIRM WE WERE CLBING TO FL200. I READ BACK THAT WE WERE CLBING TO FL220 (WE WERE PASSING 21200 FT). WE THEN GOT A TCASII RA FOR TFC AT OUR 10-11 O'CLOCK AND THEN CTR CLRED US TO FL230. I SAW THE TFC ABOUT 5-7 NM AND WE CLOSED TO ABOUT 3 NM. WE LEVELED AT FL230 UNEVENTFULLY.

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.