An air carrier MD80 climbed in response to a TCASII command. Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	342850
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bpr airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	342850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: bpr 5 arrival near pivit intersection. Level at 11000 ft and being vectored to dfw from the west. Received TCASII TA alert followed immediately by a TCASII RA command. Traffic was 11 O'clock and climbing approximately 5 mi ahead. He appeared to climb above 10000 ft to an altitude of 10400 ft which caused the RA. We climbed per TCASII to 11500 ft, then returned to 11000 ft. Advised ATC of situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII COMMAND. ALTDEV.

Narrative: LOCATION: BPR 5 ARR NEAR PIVIT INTXN. LEVEL AT 11000 FT AND BEING VECTORED TO DFW FROM THE W. RECEIVED TCASII TA ALERT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A TCASII RA COMMAND. TFC WAS 11 O'CLOCK AND CLBING APPROX 5 MI AHEAD. HE APPEARED TO CLB ABOVE 10000 FT TO AN ALT OF 10400 FT WHICH CAUSED THE RA. WE CLBED PER TCASII TO 11500 FT, THEN RETURNED TO 11000 FT. ADVISED ATC OF SIT.

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.