Air carrier pilot complains of improper traffic control techniques and subsequent TCASII TA at phx.

Attributes
ACN	429430
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pxr.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8700 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-600, -700, -800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	429430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 700
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Received descent clearance from approach to 8000 ft with a vector over phx. TCASII traffic alert of 1100 ft separation with us descending and the other climbing. We were at 8700 ft when I told the first officer to stop his descent as we visually acquired the other aircraft. All this while receiving a frequency change between approach sectors. We were given a climb to 9000 ft. I called approach after landing. I was told that both aircraft flew as cleared. They told me my radio call gave them several opportunities to correct, but they missed them. For my end, it pays to use proper and full ATC phraseology. No foul for us but some controllers would be getting some training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT COMPLAINS OF IMPROPER TFC CTL TECHNIQUES AND SUBSEQUENT TCASII TA AT PHX.

Narrative: RECEIVED DSCNT CLRNC FROM APCH TO 8000 FT WITH A VECTOR OVER PHX. TCASII TFC ALERT OF 1100 FT SEPARATION WITH US DSNDING AND THE OTHER CLBING. WE WERE AT 8700 FT WHEN I TOLD THE FO TO STOP HIS DSCNT AS WE VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE OTHER ACFT. ALL THIS WHILE RECEIVING A FREQ CHANGE BTWN APCH SECTORS. WE WERE GIVEN A CLB TO 9000 FT. I CALLED APCH AFTER LNDG. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH ACFT FLEW AS CLRED. THEY TOLD ME MY RADIO CALL GAVE THEM SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT, BUT THEY MISSED THEM. FOR MY END, IT PAYS TO USE PROPER AND FULL ATC PHRASEOLOGY. NO FOUL FOR US BUT SOME CTLRS WOULD BE GETTING SOME TRAINING.

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.