B777 crew, flying a STAR, responded to a climb RA from the TCASII.

Attributes
ACN	494040
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vcn.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : vcny
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	494040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had conflict with 4 F'16's. Was advised by controller, flight of 4 military aircraft VFR and non radio with controller. They had just canceled IFR and were heading towards a training area. They were in a loose formation with approximately 1 mi separation between each. We received a TCASII RA on leader and I climbed 300 ft following TCASII command. Although nothing was illegal about their actions, it should be brought to their attention this is a heavily traveled route by acrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CREW, FLYING A STAR, RESPONDED TO A CLB RA FROM THE TCASII.

Narrative: HAD CONFLICT WITH 4 F'16'S. WAS ADVISED BY CTLR, FLT OF 4 MIL ACFT VFR AND NON RADIO WITH CTLR. THEY HAD JUST CANCELED IFR AND WERE HDG TOWARDS A TRAINING AREA. THEY WERE IN A LOOSE FORMATION WITH APPROX 1 MI SEPARATION BTWN EACH. WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA ON LEADER AND I CLBED 300 FT FOLLOWING TCASII COMMAND. ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS ILLEGAL ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS, IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTN THIS IS A HEAVILY TRAVELED RTE BY ACRS.

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.