Widebody transport on initial climb receives TCASII RA to fly down. Traffic sighted. No action.

Attributes
ACN	213004
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sxm
State Reference	VI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	213004
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure from sxm cleared to 2500 ft. Right turn direct coy VOR. During turn was cleared to 5000 ft maintain heading (even though in a turn). During climb to 5000 ft we got a TCASII RA. We saw the intruder aircraft about 1/2 mi to our right at our altitude (approximately 3500 ft). We were climbing at 2000 FPM and the TCASII showed fly down at 2000 FPM. This was an incorrect resolution! No evasive action was taken or needed. This was not a near miss. This was an incorrect TCASII RA that made for a brief startling experiences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ON INITIAL CLB RECEIVES TCASII RA TO FLY DOWN. TFC SIGHTED. NO ACTION.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SXM CLRED TO 2500 FT. R TURN DIRECT COY VOR. DURING TURN WAS CLRED TO 5000 FT MAINTAIN HDG (EVEN THOUGH IN A TURN). DURING CLB TO 5000 FT WE GOT A TCASII RA. WE SAW THE INTRUDER ACFT ABOUT 1/2 MI TO OUR R AT OUR ALT (APPROX 3500 FT). WE WERE CLBING AT 2000 FPM AND THE TCASII SHOWED FLY DOWN AT 2000 FPM. THIS WAS AN INCORRECT RESOLUTION! NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN OR NEEDED. THIS WAS NOT A NEAR MISS. THIS WAS AN INCORRECT TCASII RA THAT MADE FOR A BRIEF STARTLING EXPERIENCES.

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.