Narrative:

Level 14000 ft, 280 KTS assigned, wbound, given direct to eliot intersection by center. Center called traffic 10 O'clock, 500 ft above, 5 mi. Received RA with command to descend. Took action to descend and descended to about 200 ft below 14000 ft and notified ATC. Cleared conflict and returned to newly assigned altitude of 17000 ft. Maneuver performed smoothly and safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII RA CREATES THE NEED FOR A FLC DEV IN ALT TO AVOID XING TFC 500 FT ABOVE, 5 MI.

Narrative: LEVEL 14000 FT, 280 KTS ASSIGNED, WBOUND, GIVEN DIRECT TO ELIOT INTXN BY CTR. CTR CALLED TFC 10 O'CLOCK, 500 FT ABOVE, 5 MI. RECEIVED RA WITH COMMAND TO DSND. TOOK ACTION TO DSND AND DSNDED TO ABOUT 200 FT BELOW 14000 FT AND NOTIFIED ATC. CLRED CONFLICT AND RETURNED TO NEWLY ASSIGNED ALT OF 17000 FT. MANEUVER PERFORMED SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY.

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.