Aircraft under control of ATC come too close near houston.

Attributes
ACN	468561
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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 : zhu.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	468561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	vertical : 900
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

ZHU said 'good rate through 11000 ft, traffic on TCASII appears too close at 10000 ft.' asked about traffic. Center said not to worry, traffic had us in sight. Before I could say 'that's not good enough, tell me exactly where he is,' RA 'descend, descend.' center said 'keep climbing,' not to descend into traffic. Houston has been too lax on visual traffic in past. I was waiting for metal to hit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT UNDER CTL OF ATC COME TOO CLOSE NEAR HOUSTON.

Narrative: ZHU SAID 'GOOD RATE THROUGH 11000 FT, TFC ON TCASII APPEARS TOO CLOSE AT 10000 FT.' ASKED ABOUT TFC. CTR SAID NOT TO WORRY, TFC HAD US IN SIGHT. BEFORE I COULD SAY 'THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, TELL ME EXACTLY WHERE HE IS,' RA 'DSND, DSND.' CTR SAID 'KEEP CLBING,' NOT TO DSND INTO TFC. HOUSTON HAS BEEN TOO LAX ON VISUAL TFC IN PAST. I WAS WAITING FOR METAL TO HIT.

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.