A B777 flight crew received a TCASII TA during an immediate turn clearance near mci.

Attributes
ACN	457113
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 41000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	457113
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	457119
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
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:

XA15Z, FL410, ZKC, mci 060 degree radial 85 DME. En route at FL410 in cruise, ZKC issued 'turn left immediately 30 degrees,' followed immediately by 'traffic, traffic' at our altitude. Autoplt off and complied. Gained 183 ft in the turn looking at TCASII and outside. Upon rollout, center said 'cleared on course,' no heading to intercept -- center was obviously shaken. Asked what happened. Center replied 'we are in a new room here and are busy.' there was a breakdown somewhere in the system as we and aircraft Y came within 30-40 seconds of one another -- both at FL410.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 FLC RECEIVED A TCASII TA DURING AN IMMEDIATE TURN CLRNC NEAR MCI.

Narrative: XA15Z, FL410, ZKC, MCI 060 DEG RADIAL 85 DME. ENRTE AT FL410 IN CRUISE, ZKC ISSUED 'TURN L IMMEDIATELY 30 DEGS,' FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY 'TFC, TFC' AT OUR ALT. AUTOPLT OFF AND COMPLIED. GAINED 183 FT IN THE TURN LOOKING AT TCASII AND OUTSIDE. UPON ROLLOUT, CTR SAID 'CLRED ON COURSE,' NO HDG TO INTERCEPT -- CTR WAS OBVIOUSLY SHAKEN. ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. CTR REPLIED 'WE ARE IN A NEW ROOM HERE AND ARE BUSY.' THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN SOMEWHERE IN THE SYS AS WE AND ACFT Y CAME WITHIN 30-40 SECONDS OF ONE ANOTHER -- BOTH AT FL410.

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.