Controller reports a flight crew continued traffic vectors instead of responding to TCASII alert.

Attributes
ACN	183243
Time
Date	199107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl tower : pah
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	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	183243
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The medium large transport was a departure off runway 24 at bradley, climbing westbound to 10000'. The aircraft was on a vector around unknown VFR traffic that had a mode C of 7500', when it received a resolution alert to descend 500 FPM. The medium large transport instead continued his climb and traffic passed behind by 1 1/2 to 2 mi. No TCAS maneuver was made because the aircraft was on vectors around traffic. This put the pilot in a contradictory position due to 2 different instructions. I do not feel this was a correct call by the TCAS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR REPORTS A FLT CREW CONTINUED TRAFFIC VECTORS INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO TCASII ALERT.

Narrative: THE MLG WAS A DEP OFF RWY 24 AT BRADLEY, CLBING WBND TO 10000'. THE ACFT WAS ON A VECTOR AROUND UNKNOWN VFR TFC THAT HAD A MODE C OF 7500', WHEN IT RECEIVED A RESOLUTION ALERT TO DSND 500 FPM. THE MLG INSTEAD CONTINUED HIS CLB AND TFC PASSED BEHIND BY 1 1/2 TO 2 MI. NO TCAS MANEUVER WAS MADE BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS ON VECTORS AROUND TFC. THIS PUT THE PLT IN A CONTRADICTORY POS DUE TO 2 DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONS. I DO NOT FEEL THIS WAS A CORRECT CALL BY THE TCAS.

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.