An air carrier B767 flight crew reports that they had less than standard separation from another air carrier when they were vectored off course at FL350. Both flight crew reacted properly to TCASII RA's.

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Attributes
ACN	379747
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : irk
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2765
ASRS Report	379747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	379587
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 22000 vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At cruise, FL350 from cvg to slc, ZKC gave us a vector 20 degrees right off course. After about 5 mins off track, we noticed a TCASII target at 10 mi, 11:30 O'clock, FL350 and closing toward our position. We then received a TA followed by a TCASII RA to climb in excess of 2000 FPM. I had already started a turn to the right away from the closing aircraft and then I followed the TCASII RA command to climb. My first officer told ZKC we were in a TCASII RA climb approaching FL355. We could see on TCASII and hear that another air carrier was descending by command of their TCASII RA to FL330. ZKC told us to continue our climb to FL370. We believe the other air carrier had been held to FL350 during a climb from FL330 to FL370. We believe the 2 aircraft closed to less than 5 mi and at that distance altitude separation was about 1500 ft. After flying at FL370 for a few mins we received clearance back on course and a descent to FL350. We heard the other air carrier's pilot angrily ask the ZKC controller how close they had come to us, but the controller did not give an answer to that question.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767 FLC RPTS THAT THEY HAD LTSS FROM ANOTHER ACR WHEN THEY WERE VECTORED OFF COURSE AT FL350. BOTH FLC REACTED PROPERLY TO TCASII RA'S.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, FL350 FROM CVG TO SLC, ZKC GAVE US A VECTOR 20 DEGS R OFF COURSE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OFF TRACK, WE NOTICED A TCASII TARGET AT 10 MI, 11:30 O'CLOCK, FL350 AND CLOSING TOWARD OUR POS. WE THEN RECEIVED A TA FOLLOWED BY A TCASII RA TO CLB IN EXCESS OF 2000 FPM. I HAD ALREADY STARTED A TURN TO THE R AWAY FROM THE CLOSING ACFT AND THEN I FOLLOWED THE TCASII RA COMMAND TO CLB. MY FO TOLD ZKC WE WERE IN A TCASII RA CLB APCHING FL355. WE COULD SEE ON TCASII AND HEAR THAT ANOTHER ACR WAS DSNDING BY COMMAND OF THEIR TCASII RA TO FL330. ZKC TOLD US TO CONTINUE OUR CLB TO FL370. WE BELIEVE THE OTHER ACR HAD BEEN HELD TO FL350 DURING A CLB FROM FL330 TO FL370. WE BELIEVE THE 2 ACFT CLOSED TO LESS THAN 5 MI AND AT THAT DISTANCE ALT SEPARATION WAS ABOUT 1500 FT. AFTER FLYING AT FL370 FOR A FEW MINS WE RECEIVED CLRNC BACK ON COURSE AND A DSCNT TO FL350. WE HEARD THE OTHER ACR'S PLT ANGRILY ASK THE ZKC CTLR HOW CLOSE THEY HAD COME TO US, BUT THE CTLR DID NOT GIVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

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.