A widebody transport aircraft has a TCASII RA during climb out from hong kong.

Attributes
ACN	339932
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ch
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30500 msl bound upper : 30500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : vhhk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14200 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	339932
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departing hrg (vhhk) on the elato 1 alpha SID, we were climbing outbound on the 104 degree radial from ch VOR, passing approximately 27000 ft when we requested direct elato to avoid 2 cloud buildups located to our left. This was denied and we were assigned a heading of 095 degrees. This allowed us to clear the buildups to the right. Shortly after we requested a heading of 060 degrees to avoid another area of showers ahead. This was approved. When we were clear of the showers, a clear area appeared on what I took to be the route to elato, which we requested and had approved. However, as we turned direct to elato we entered the coulds adjacent to the showers. As we reached FL305 the TCASII announced 'traffic' and a yellow TA symbol appeared half hidden at the top of the vsi. In about 5 seconds, it turned red and began to move down the right side of the instrument towards us. The vsi commanded a 2000-2500 FPM descent. I disconnected the autoplt and autothrottles and pitched over to capture the rate of descent. The target passed above us and to the right, approximately 400 ft and 1/2 mi. We informed ATC of our descent and were told to turn to a heading of 360 degrees and level at FL290. We were then reclred back to elato.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WDB ACFT HAS A TCASII RA DURING CLBOUT FROM HONG KONG.

Narrative: DEPARTING HRG (VHHK) ON THE ELATO 1 ALPHA SID, WE WERE CLBING OUTBOUND ON THE 104 DEG RADIAL FROM CH VOR, PASSING APPROX 27000 FT WHEN WE REQUESTED DIRECT ELATO TO AVOID 2 CLOUD BUILDUPS LOCATED TO OUR L. THIS WAS DENIED AND WE WERE ASSIGNED A HDG OF 095 DEGS. THIS ALLOWED US TO CLR THE BUILDUPS TO THE R. SHORTLY AFTER WE REQUESTED A HDG OF 060 DEGS TO AVOID ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AHEAD. THIS WAS APPROVED. WHEN WE WERE CLR OF THE SHOWERS, A CLR AREA APPEARED ON WHAT I TOOK TO BE THE RTE TO ELATO, WHICH WE REQUESTED AND HAD APPROVED. HOWEVER, AS WE TURNED DIRECT TO ELATO WE ENTERED THE COULDS ADJACENT TO THE SHOWERS. AS WE REACHED FL305 THE TCASII ANNOUNCED 'TFC' AND A YELLOW TA SYMBOL APPEARED HALF HIDDEN AT THE TOP OF THE VSI. IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS, IT TURNED RED AND BEGAN TO MOVE DOWN THE R SIDE OF THE INST TOWARDS US. THE VSI COMMANDED A 2000-2500 FPM DSCNT. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES AND PITCHED OVER TO CAPTURE THE RATE OF DSCNT. THE TARGET PASSED ABOVE US AND TO THE R, APPROX 400 FT AND 1/2 MI. WE INFORMED ATC OF OUR DSCNT AND WERE TOLD TO TURN TO A HDG OF 360 DEGS AND LEVEL AT FL290. WE WERE THEN RECLRED BACK TO ELATO.

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.