A300 crew had TCASII RA in ZBW class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	534720
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	534720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 700
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Flight operating from bdl to ZZZ climbed to FL260 then ZBW cleared us to FL290. We began the climb, and as we passed FL280, he told us to level off at FL280. Right after we got back to FL280 and level, we got a TA followed almost immediately by an RA from the TCASII to climb now! We announced to center we had a TCASII alert and were climbing. We leveled off at FL290. At the start of the climb, there was traffic under us showing -7 or 700 ft below us. The center advised us then not to climb too high as he had traffic at FL310. Then he advised us he also had traffic ahead at FL290, we descended back to FL280. He never advised us of the traffic that gave us the conflict. Without TCASII, we would never have known about this conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW HAD TCASII RA IN ZBW CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT OPERATING FROM BDL TO ZZZ CLBED TO FL260 THEN ZBW CLRED US TO FL290. WE BEGAN THE CLB, AND AS WE PASSED FL280, HE TOLD US TO LEVEL OFF AT FL280. RIGHT AFTER WE GOT BACK TO FL280 AND LEVEL, WE GOT A TA FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY AN RA FROM THE TCASII TO CLB NOW! WE ANNOUNCED TO CTR WE HAD A TCASII ALERT AND WERE CLBING. WE LEVELED OFF AT FL290. AT THE START OF THE CLB, THERE WAS TFC UNDER US SHOWING -7 OR 700 FT BELOW US. THE CTR ADVISED US THEN NOT TO CLB TOO HIGH AS HE HAD TFC AT FL310. THEN HE ADVISED US HE ALSO HAD TFC AHEAD AT FL290, WE DSNDED BACK TO FL280. HE NEVER ADVISED US OF THE TFC THAT GAVE US THE CONFLICT. WITHOUT TCASII, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS CONFLICT.

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.