Aircraft vectored into path of departure, both at 7000.

Attributes
ACN	191314
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 165
ASRS Report	191314
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

Mci departure assigned us 030 heading and 7000 ft. Then, after level off at 7000 ft, they called traffic at 7000 ft opposite direction. We picked up traffic on TCASII and figured ATC was going to provide lateral separation. Wrong! They then turned the medium large transport toward us and gave us a turn toward them. We are now less than 4 mi (TCASII). We began an immediate descent to 6000 ft as the controller told us to maintain 6000. Controller went about his business as if nothing unusual had happened. We had a TCASII TA alert only we didn't stick around to see if it was going to RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT VECTORED INTO PATH OF DEP, BOTH AT 7000.

Narrative: MCI DEP ASSIGNED US 030 HDG AND 7000 FT. THEN, AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 7000 FT, THEY CALLED TFC AT 7000 FT OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE PICKED UP TFC ON TCASII AND FIGURED ATC WAS GOING TO PROVIDE LATERAL SEPARATION. WRONG! THEY THEN TURNED THE MLG TOWARD US AND GAVE US A TURN TOWARD THEM. WE ARE NOW LESS THAN 4 MI (TCASII). WE BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO 6000 FT AS THE CTLR TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 6000. CTLR WENT ABOUT HIS BUSINESS AS IF NOTHING UNUSUAL HAD HAPPENED. WE HAD A TCASII TA ALERT ONLY WE DIDN'T STICK AROUND TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO RA.

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.