MD80 flight crew has RA after takeoff from cmh.

Attributes
ACN	553043
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : cmh.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	553043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Right after takeoff from cmh, wbound at 3500 ft, climbing to 5000 ft, received a TCASII RA. Other aircraft was at our altitude less than 1 mi. I reported RA to departure control and asked if he was talking to other aircraft. He said no, he thought the tower was and it was a flight check aircraft. The airport had just switched departure direction maybe that caused the conflict. The bottom line is we were launched into traffic right after takeoff. I never saw the other aircraft and did not declare an near midair collision. Without TCASII alert, this could have been a disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC HAS RA AFTER TKOF FROM CMH.

Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF FROM CMH, WBOUND AT 3500 FT, CLBING TO 5000 FT, RECEIVED A TCASII RA. OTHER ACFT WAS AT OUR ALT LESS THAN 1 MI. I RPTED RA TO DEP CTL AND ASKED IF HE WAS TALKING TO OTHER ACFT. HE SAID NO, HE THOUGHT THE TWR WAS AND IT WAS A FLT CHK ACFT. THE ARPT HAD JUST SWITCHED DEP DIRECTION MAYBE THAT CAUSED THE CONFLICT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE WERE LAUNCHED INTO TFC RIGHT AFTER TKOF. I NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND DID NOT DECLARE AN NMAC. WITHOUT TCASII ALERT, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.

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.