While flying the nobly RNAV SID; B737-800 flight crew receives TA when given direct to nobly.

Attributes
ACN	689267
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : nobly
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	689267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	689165
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were taking off runway 35L; flying the nobly 2 departure. Tower xferred us to regional departure control and we made a first call. That call went unanswered; so we waited before calling again. Departure then called us and directed us to correct our transponder code from XXXX to xxyx. We complied; and checked in climbing out of 3800 ft. Shortly after; we saw traffic at 1 O'clock position traveling east to west. The TCAS called out the traffic at the same time departure cleared us direct to nobly. We queried him about the traffic; reporting that we had it in sight; so he directed us to maintain 7000 ft till clear. We complied and leveled briefly at just above 7000 ft. Departure then said we were clear; and we continued the climb to 10000 ft and continued direct to nobly and on course. The TCAS alerted a TA but no RA. The traffic appeared to come no closer than 3 mi. Later we were instructed to telephone dfw regional; which I did and gave the supervisor the information he requested.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE FLYING THE NOBLY RNAV SID; B737-800 FLT CREW RECEIVES TA WHEN GIVEN DIRECT TO NOBLY.

Narrative: WE WERE TAKING OFF RWY 35L; FLYING THE NOBLY 2 DEP. TWR XFERRED US TO REGIONAL DEP CTL AND WE MADE A FIRST CALL. THAT CALL WENT UNANSWERED; SO WE WAITED BEFORE CALLING AGAIN. DEP THEN CALLED US AND DIRECTED US TO CORRECT OUR XPONDER CODE FROM XXXX TO XXYX. WE COMPLIED; AND CHKED IN CLBING OUT OF 3800 FT. SHORTLY AFTER; WE SAW TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK POS TRAVELING E TO W. THE TCAS CALLED OUT THE TFC AT THE SAME TIME DEP CLRED US DIRECT TO NOBLY. WE QUERIED HIM ABOUT THE TFC; RPTING THAT WE HAD IT IN SIGHT; SO HE DIRECTED US TO MAINTAIN 7000 FT TILL CLR. WE COMPLIED AND LEVELED BRIEFLY AT JUST ABOVE 7000 FT. DEP THEN SAID WE WERE CLR; AND WE CONTINUED THE CLB TO 10000 FT AND CONTINUED DIRECT TO NOBLY AND ON COURSE. THE TCAS ALERTED A TA BUT NO RA. THE TFC APPEARED TO COME NO CLOSER THAN 3 MI. LATER WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TELEPHONE DFW REGIONAL; WHICH I DID AND GAVE THE SUPVR THE INFO HE REQUESTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.