Air carrier flight crew has TCASII RA during departure.

Attributes
ACN	557802
Time
Date	200208
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	557802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying at 6000 ft MSL. Departure cleared us to climb to FL230. After initiating climb, we noticed aircraft off our left front and above us. We stopped the climb, got a TCASII 'stop climb' alert. We turned to our right, keeping other aircraft in sight. As I went to call departure, he called us and asked our altitude. I said we were at 6300 ft and stopped climb to FL230. Had traffic at 11 O'clock position in sight. He told us to keep traffic in sight. TCASII issued all clear at this time. He said he had given us a vector to 230 degrees, not climb to FL230. Both the first officer, who was flying, and I are sure he said 'climb to 230.' that is what I reported, and he did not correct it if we had said it in error. We were flying direct to maples VOR at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC HAS TCASII RA DURING DEP.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING AT 6000 FT MSL. DEP CLRED US TO CLB TO FL230. AFTER INITIATING CLB, WE NOTICED ACFT OFF OUR L FRONT AND ABOVE US. WE STOPPED THE CLB, GOT A TCASII 'STOP CLB' ALERT. WE TURNED TO OUR R, KEEPING OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT. AS I WENT TO CALL DEP, HE CALLED US AND ASKED OUR ALT. I SAID WE WERE AT 6300 FT AND STOPPED CLB TO FL230. HAD TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK POS IN SIGHT. HE TOLD US TO KEEP TFC IN SIGHT. TCASII ISSUED ALL CLR AT THIS TIME. HE SAID HE HAD GIVEN US A VECTOR TO 230 DEGS, NOT CLB TO FL230. BOTH THE FO, WHO WAS FLYING, AND I ARE SURE HE SAID 'CLB TO 230.' THAT IS WHAT I RPTED, AND HE DID NOT CORRECT IT IF WE HAD SAID IT IN ERROR. WE WERE FLYING DIRECT TO MAPLES VOR AT THE TIME.

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.