A B757 flight crew received an immediate heading and altitude change to avoid traffic from ZDC.

Attributes
ACN	439223
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	439223
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 13000 vertical : 1
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Level at 17000 ft we saw another aircraft on TCASII, also at 17000 ft. Center frantically gave us an immediate turn to 270 degrees and descend and maintain 16000 ft. We did (full speed brakes) -- conflict avoided. Center thanked us and told us that the other aircraft was cleared by another controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLC RECEIVED AN IMMEDIATE HDG AND ALT CHANGE TO AVOID TFC FROM ZDC.

Narrative: LEVEL AT 17000 FT WE SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON TCASII, ALSO AT 17000 FT. CTR FRANTICALLY GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO 270 DEGS AND DSND AND MAINTAIN 16000 FT. WE DID (FULL SPD BRAKES) -- CONFLICT AVOIDED. CTR THANKED US AND TOLD US THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS CLRED BY ANOTHER CTLR.

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.