Captain of an airbus A320 took evasive action during SID in response to a TCASII RA after ATC had given a heading change to avoid descending traffic. A saab 340 was observed descending passed the nose of the aircraft out of the overcast.

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Attributes
ACN	478337
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : msp8
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m98.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	478337
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

As we climbed through 3500 ft on msp 8 departure, ATC departure controller gave us 'left 360 degree turn, climb and maintain 17000 ft.' I responded 'left to 360 degrees, climb and maintain one seven thousand -- 17000 ft.' my first officer concurred with altitude clearance as is our SOP. At 8800 ft, msp said 'air carrier X immediate right turn 120 degrees, stop climb at 7000 ft!' as this transmission was spoken, our TCASII gave an RA of 'climb, crossing, climb.' I advised ATC we were responding to our TCASII RA. We observed the saab 340 cross our nose descending out of the overcast. Our altitude, approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mi in range. Twice, during this time (first was at RA announce) ATC gave us turns. I was unable due to primary response to a full scale climb request from our TCASII RA and an amber second aircraft coming into conflict at 1 O'clock position. ATC advised controller error in phone conversation next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN AIRBUS A320 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION DURING SID IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA AFTER ATC HAD GIVEN A HDG CHANGE TO AVOID DSNDING TFC. A SAAB 340 WAS OBSERVED DSNDING PASSED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT OUT OF THE OVCST.

Narrative: AS WE CLBED THROUGH 3500 FT ON MSP 8 DEP, ATC DEP CTLR GAVE US 'L 360 DEG TURN, CLB AND MAINTAIN 17000 FT.' I RESPONDED 'L TO 360 DEGS, CLB AND MAINTAIN ONE SEVEN THOUSAND -- 17000 FT.' MY FO CONCURRED WITH ALT CLRNC AS IS OUR SOP. AT 8800 FT, MSP SAID 'ACR X IMMEDIATE R TURN 120 DEGS, STOP CLB AT 7000 FT!' AS THIS XMISSION WAS SPOKEN, OUR TCASII GAVE AN RA OF 'CLB, XING, CLB.' I ADVISED ATC WE WERE RESPONDING TO OUR TCASII RA. WE OBSERVED THE SAAB 340 CROSS OUR NOSE DSNDING OUT OF THE OVCST. OUR ALT, APPROX 1/4 - 1/2 MI IN RANGE. TWICE, DURING THIS TIME (FIRST WAS AT RA ANNOUNCE) ATC GAVE US TURNS. I WAS UNABLE DUE TO PRIMARY RESPONSE TO A FULL SCALE CLB REQUEST FROM OUR TCASII RA AND AN AMBER SECOND ACFT COMING INTO CONFLICT AT 1 O'CLOCK POS. ATC ADVISED CTLR ERROR IN PHONE CONVERSATION NEXT DAY.

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.