A flight crew received a TCASII RA near ict.

Attributes
ACN	455194
Time
Date	199911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller non radar : 15 controller radar : 12 flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	455194
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Were leveling at 15000 ft at switch over to ZKC. Requesting higher altitude from ZKC when we encountered traffic coming from right and crossing our path at 15000 ft, TCASII RA to climb. Added power and climbed. RA reset at 15900 ft. Began descent back to 15000 ft since ZKC had not responded to our call. As we were descending back to 15000 ft, ZKC responded to our call. Captain notified ZKC of conflict and altitude, and need to climb. ZKC controller responded that he was working on a higher altitude for us when we called. Controller's voice indicated he was embarrassed by the incident. The controller gave us a higher altitude. No further conflict and did not notice type of other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC RECEIVED A TCASII RA NEAR ICT.

Narrative: WERE LEVELING AT 15000 FT AT SWITCH OVER TO ZKC. REQUESTING HIGHER ALT FROM ZKC WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED TFC COMING FROM R AND XING OUR PATH AT 15000 FT, TCASII RA TO CLB. ADDED PWR AND CLBED. RA RESET AT 15900 FT. BEGAN DSCNT BACK TO 15000 FT SINCE ZKC HAD NOT RESPONDED TO OUR CALL. AS WE WERE DSNDING BACK TO 15000 FT, ZKC RESPONDED TO OUR CALL. CAPT NOTIFIED ZKC OF CONFLICT AND ALT, AND NEED TO CLB. ZKC CTLR RESPONDED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A HIGHER ALT FOR US WHEN WE CALLED. CTLR'S VOICE INDICATED HE WAS EMBARRASSED BY THE INCIDENT. THE CTLR GAVE US A HIGHER ALT. NO FURTHER CONFLICT AND DID NOT NOTICE TYPE OF OTHER ACFT.

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.