Air carrier observed an unidentified aircraft above him just after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	116668
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cof tower : mlb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	116668
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X asked if tower was going to issue traffic warnings. An small transport Y was observed flying east approximately 1 mi off the departure end of runway 27L with air carrier X climbing to 5000' heading 270 degree. Tower was not talking to small transport Y. Flight data position queried patrick flight data if they were working an small transport Y west of melbourne airport. Patrick approach was advised that air carrier X was climbing out first officer 1200' heading 270 degree off runway 27L, and that small transport Y was level at 2000' eastbound. 'No problem', said patrick approach. Traffic was never issued to melbourne tower by patrick approach, nor any altitude restriction issued to melbourne tower when requesting release on air carrier X departing runway 27L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED ACFT ABOVE HIM JUST AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ACR X ASKED IF TWR WAS GOING TO ISSUE TFC WARNINGS. AN SMT Y WAS OBSERVED FLYING EAST APPROX 1 MI OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 27L WITH ACR X CLIMBING TO 5000' HDG 270 DEG. TWR WAS NOT TALKING TO SMT Y. FLT DATA POSITION QUERIED PATRICK FLT DATA IF THEY WERE WORKING AN SMT Y W OF MELBOURNE ARPT. PATRICK APCH WAS ADVISED THAT ACR X WAS CLIMBING OUT FO 1200' HDG 270 DEG OFF RWY 27L, AND THAT SMT Y WAS LEVEL AT 2000' EBND. 'NO PROBLEM', SAID PATRICK APCH. TFC WAS NEVER ISSUED TO MELBOURNE TWR BY PATRICK APCH, NOR ANY ALT RESTRICTION ISSUED TO MELBOURNE TWR WHEN REQUESTING RELEASE ON ACR X DEPARTING RWY 27L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.