Aircraft equipment problem TCASII TA RA false ghost target. Air carrier X evasive action taken climb...

Attributes
ACN	201377
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : llc
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 36000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	201377
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X received TCASII TA followed by a RA. Climbed from 35000 to 36000. I notified controller who said no problem. He had no traffic in our area at our altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM TCASII TA RA FALSE GHOST TARGET. ACR X EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN CLB.

Narrative: ACR X RECEIVED TCASII TA FOLLOWED BY A RA. CLBED FROM 35000 TO 36000. I NOTIFIED CTLR WHO SAID NO PROBLEM. HE HAD NO TFC IN OUR AREA AT OUR ALT.

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.