B727 crew had TCASII RA on climb out in IMC conditions.

Attributes
ACN	421680
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	421680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	421681
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On climb out from roc, after departure off runway 22, we were given a left turn direct gee and climb to 10000 ft. Upon completion of turn, we received a TCASII TA for traffic at 12 O'clock and 5 NM. It was immediately followed by an RA to 'monitor vertical speed.' we noted traffic at 3 NM and 400 ft above and descending, so we began an immediate descent and leveled at 1500 ft MSL. Traffic was never acquired visually.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD TCASII RA ON CLBOUT IN IMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ROC, AFTER DEP OFF RWY 22, WE WERE GIVEN A L TURN DIRECT GEE AND CLB TO 10000 FT. UPON COMPLETION OF TURN, WE RECEIVED A TCASII TA FOR TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 5 NM. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO 'MONITOR VERT SPD.' WE NOTED TFC AT 3 NM AND 400 FT ABOVE AND DSNDING, SO WE BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT AND LEVELED AT 1500 FT MSL. TFC WAS NEVER ACQUIRED VISUALLY.

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.