A DC9 crew arriving ewr responded to a climb RA from TCASII.

Attributes
ACN	519466
Time
Date	200107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	519466
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were with N90 approach going to land at ewr. We had not checked in yet -- approach was talking so much we couldn't get a word in. We saw the aircraft on TCASII coming right at us, and we got the RA and climbed to 6800 ft. When I finally got through to ATC, I told them we were at 6800 ft due to an RA, and all the controller said was 'roger.' the aircraft passed underneath us by 300 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW ARRIVING EWR RESPONDED TO A CLB RA FROM TCASII.

Narrative: WE WERE WITH N90 APCH GOING TO LAND AT EWR. WE HAD NOT CHKED IN YET -- APCH WAS TALKING SO MUCH WE COULDN'T GET A WORD IN. WE SAW THE ACFT ON TCASII COMING RIGHT AT US, AND WE GOT THE RA AND CLBED TO 6800 FT. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THROUGH TO ATC, I TOLD THEM WE WERE AT 6800 FT DUE TO AN RA, AND ALL THE CTLR SAID WAS 'ROGER.' THE ACFT PASSED UNDERNEATH US BY 300 FT.

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.