Narrative:

After departure from lga, we were on a heading of 340 degrees. After passing 6000 ft, we were given a heading of 270 degrees while we were still climbing to 9000 ft. (At the time of our heading change, there was a small cell at 12 O'clock position, 10 mi.) as we were approaching 9000 ft we were given a TA by ATC (I think VFR traffic). At about the same time, we were getting a TCASII RA. I looked to my left and picked up the traffic visually, an MU2 about 300-400 ft below us and 1-2 mi away. The controller told us to climb, but didn't clear us to a new altitude. He was very busy with many aircraft deviating around the thunderstorm.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-200 CLBED IN RESPONSE TO DEP CTLR REQUEST, A TCASII RA AND TFC SIGHTING AN MU2 300 FT BELOW DURING CLBOUT. TSTMS IN THE AREA WERE CAUSING ATC TO VECTOR TFC TO AVOID WX CREATING A SEPARATION PROB.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM LGA, WE WERE ON A HDG OF 340 DEGS. AFTER PASSING 6000 FT, WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OF 270 DEGS WHILE WE WERE STILL CLBING TO 9000 FT. (AT THE TIME OF OUR HDG CHANGE, THERE WAS A SMALL CELL AT 12 O'CLOCK POS, 10 MI.) AS WE WERE APCHING 9000 FT WE WERE GIVEN A TA BY ATC (I THINK VFR TFC). AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE GETTING A TCASII RA. I LOOKED TO MY L AND PICKED UP THE TFC VISUALLY, AN MU2 ABOUT 300-400 FT BELOW US AND 1-2 MI AWAY. THE CTLR TOLD US TO CLB, BUT DIDN'T CLR US TO A NEW ALT. HE WAS VERY BUSY WITH MANY ACFT DEVIATING AROUND THE TSTM.

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.