Narrative:

Flight phx-abq on climb out (normally a payso 6 departure) after turning north on srp 030 degree radial a handoff to abq control was given. Abq gave us J18 to sjn crest of route unchanged). Passing FL200 with 2800 ft climb on ivsi, center told us to level to FL200 (even though we were cleared to higher altitude FL280). I pushed over aircraft and leveled at FL203 and told center. We then got TCASII aural warning, 'traffic, traffic', followed by 'climb crossing climb'. Center told us to climb to FL210 since we were past FL200. He said we had traffic 1 NM descending rapidly. He later advised us that we were clear and TCASII also advised us 'clear of conflict'. Center told us that the air force had allowed an MTR to fly into the northern MOA prior to advising abq center. The MTR may have taken other action to avoid us based on visual sighting and controller advisories. We never saw the MTR and the entire action lasted approximately 30 seconds or pushover/TCASII advisories/ATC advisories/visual lookouts/climb. Center gave us a telephone number to call and advised the captain the MTR/air force controller had made a mistake and we were exactly where we were cleared to and should have been.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTSS BTWN AN ACR MLG AND MIL MTR N OF PHX.

Narrative: FLT PHX-ABQ ON CLBOUT (NORMALLY A PAYSO 6 DEP) AFTER TURNING N ON SRP 030 DEG RADIAL A HDOF TO ABQ CTL WAS GIVEN. ABQ GAVE US J18 TO SJN CREST OF RTE UNCHANGED). PASSING FL200 WITH 2800 FT CLB ON IVSI, CENTER TOLD US TO LEVEL TO FL200 (EVEN THOUGH WE WERE CLRED TO HIGHER ALT FL280). I PUSHED OVER ACFT AND LEVELED AT FL203 AND TOLD CENTER. WE THEN GOT TCASII AURAL WARNING, 'TFC, TFC', FOLLOWED BY 'CLB XING CLB'. CENTER TOLD US TO CLB TO FL210 SINCE WE WERE PAST FL200. HE SAID WE HAD TFC 1 NM DSNDING RAPIDLY. HE LATER ADVISED US THAT WE WERE CLR AND TCASII ALSO ADVISED US 'CLR OF CONFLICT'. CENTER TOLD US THAT THE AIR FORCE HAD ALLOWED AN MTR TO FLY INTO THE NORTHERN MOA PRIOR TO ADVISING ABQ CENTER. THE MTR MAY HAVE TAKEN OTHER ACTION TO AVOID US BASED ON VISUAL SIGHTING AND CTLR ADVISORIES. WE NEVER SAW THE MTR AND THE ENTIRE ACTION LASTED APPROX 30 SECONDS OR PUSHOVER/TCASII ADVISORIES/ATC ADVISORIES/VISUAL LOOKOUTS/CLB. CENTER GAVE US A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL AND ADVISED THE CAPT THE MTR/AIR FORCE CTLR HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND WE WERE EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE CLRED TO AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

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.