FK100 on approach to asheville got a TCASII RA and followed its commands.

Attributes
ACN	418590
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avl airport : avl
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : avl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	418590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5900 vertical : 400

Narrative:

Being vectored for visual approach to runway 34. TCASII RA issued at 5000 ft MSL 8 NM southeast avl. RA indicated 11 O'clock position, less than 1 mi and 400 ft low. Executed TCASII commands, informed ATC, never got a visual on traffic. The controller seemed to be aware of this traffic and said he would speak with the pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK100 ON APCH TO ASHEVILLE GOT A TCASII RA AND FOLLOWED ITS COMMANDS.

Narrative: BEING VECTORED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34. TCASII RA ISSUED AT 5000 FT MSL 8 NM SE AVL. RA INDICATED 11 O'CLOCK POS, LESS THAN 1 MI AND 400 FT LOW. EXECUTED TCASII COMMANDS, INFORMED ATC, NEVER GOT A VISUAL ON TFC. THE CTLR SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF THIS TFC AND SAID HE WOULD SPEAK WITH THE PLT.

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.