Potential conflict with less than standard separation.

Attributes
ACN	214015
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sked
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : sked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 410
ASRS Report	214015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 900
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At FL270, descending to FL260, TCASII gave a TA followed by an RA to climb. At the time of the TA, bogota ATC was giving us clearance to FL230! First officer flying immediately climbed. At FL278 vertical separation was adequate, climb stopped. Intruder passed off to right side. Min vertical separation was 900 ft during evasive climb. The other aircraft appeared to be climbing through FL260. Bogota ATC was notified immediately, and did not seem concerned. (Welcome to south american flying -- TCASII works)!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH LTSS.

Narrative: AT FL270, DSNDING TO FL260, TCASII GAVE A TA FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO CLB. AT THE TIME OF THE TA, BOGOTA ATC WAS GIVING US CLRNC TO FL230! FO FLYING IMMEDIATELY CLBED. AT FL278 VERT SEPARATION WAS ADEQUATE, CLB STOPPED. INTRUDER PASSED OFF TO R SIDE. MIN VERT SEPARATION WAS 900 FT DURING EVASIVE CLB. THE OTHER ACFT APPEARED TO BE CLBING THROUGH FL260. BOGOTA ATC WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, AND DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED. (WELCOME TO SOUTH AMERICAN FLYING -- TCASII WORKS)!

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.