An A319 crew responded to a TCASII 'descend RA' departing clt.

Attributes
ACN	521088
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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 : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	521088
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Climbing out of clt in an airbus 319 aircraft, we were cleared to 14000 ft. On autoplt at 12500 ft, we got a TCASII RA to descend. Disconnected autoplt, reached 13000 ft then descended to 12000 ft till clear of traffic. Advised ATC we had responded to a TCASII RA. Clt departure said traffic was non radar participating VFR traffic at 13500 ft and it was no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 CREW RESPONDED TO A TCASII 'DSND RA' DEPARTING CLT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF CLT IN AN AIRBUS 319 ACFT, WE WERE CLRED TO 14000 FT. ON AUTOPLT AT 12500 FT, WE GOT A TCASII RA TO DSND. DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT, REACHED 13000 FT THEN DSNDED TO 12000 FT TILL CLR OF TFC. ADVISED ATC WE HAD RESPONDED TO A TCASII RA. CLT DEP SAID TFC WAS NON RADAR PARTICIPATING VFR TFC AT 13500 FT AND IT WAS NO PROB.

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.