Flight crew of large transport in climb toward pmm was given turn to avoid traffic, no TCASII alert.

Attributes
ACN	188157
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmm
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	188157
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC issued traffic advisory for an aircraft at 2 O'clock position, 10 mi west at 13000 ft. We were climbing through approximately 11500 ft at this time, cleared to 16000. We were cleared direct to pappi intersection and were programming the omega for this clearance, heading directly to pullman, our previous clearance. We were looking for the traffic visually as well as on the TCAS. Upon climbing through 13200, ATC issued clearance to maintain 12000. We informed them that we had already passed 13200 on our way up to 16000. ATC then issued a left turn to 180 degree. At that time a target appeared on TCAS, and an aural 'traffic, traffic' was heard. No resolution advisory was received. As we started our turn, we noticed traffic at approximately 3 O'clock position, 5 mi away slightly low. We proceeded to ord without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LGT IN CLB TOWARD PMM WAS GIVEN TURN TO AVOID TFC, NO TCASII ALERT.

Narrative: ATC ISSUED TFC ADVISORY FOR AN ACFT AT 2 O'CLOCK POS, 10 MI W AT 13000 FT. WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 11500 FT AT THIS TIME, CLRED TO 16000. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO PAPPI INTXN AND WERE PROGRAMMING THE OMEGA FOR THIS CLRNC, HDG DIRECTLY TO PULLMAN, OUR PREVIOUS CLRNC. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TFC VISUALLY AS WELL AS ON THE TCAS. UPON CLBING THROUGH 13200, ATC ISSUED CLRNC TO MAINTAIN 12000. WE INFORMED THEM THAT WE HAD ALREADY PASSED 13200 ON OUR WAY UP TO 16000. ATC THEN ISSUED A L TURN TO 180 DEG. AT THAT TIME A TARGET APPEARED ON TCAS, AND AN AURAL 'TFC, TFC' WAS HEARD. NO RESOLUTION ADVISORY WAS RECEIVED. AS WE STARTED OUR TURN, WE NOTICED TFC AT APPROX 3 O'CLOCK POS, 5 MI AWAY SLIGHTLY LOW. WE PROCEEDED TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.