B727 crew responded to a TCASII RA in cruise.

Attributes
ACN	429693
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : tonio
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 32000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j42.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j42.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	429693
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Location: nebound J42, 10 NM south of tonio intersection, en route to ewr from dfw at FL330. We saw another aircraft coming at same altitude swbound, 9 NM out and only 2 NM offset right. Shortly after, we received an RA and descended 1000 ft and turned to the left. Other aircraft passed 4 NM off our right. We returned to FL330. ATC said no other conflicts occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW RESPONDED TO A TCASII RA IN CRUISE.

Narrative: LOCATION: NEBOUND J42, 10 NM S OF TONIO INTXN, ENRTE TO EWR FROM DFW AT FL330. WE SAW ANOTHER ACFT COMING AT SAME ALT SWBOUND, 9 NM OUT AND ONLY 2 NM OFFSET R. SHORTLY AFTER, WE RECEIVED AN RA AND DSNDED 1000 FT AND TURNED TO THE L. OTHER ACFT PASSED 4 NM OFF OUR R. WE RETURNED TO FL330. ATC SAID NO OTHER CONFLICTS OCCURRED.

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.