Widebody transport has TCASII RA on climb just as they are leveling. Aural warning much too loud and...

Attributes
ACN	230727
Time
Date	199301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	230727
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Climbing to 8000 ft avoiding thunderstorms and buildups. TCASII issues RA 'descend.' aircraft visually acquired crossing our nose at 9000 ft MSL. As we leveled at 8000 ft TCASII issues RA 'monitor vertical speed.' these loud warnings are very distracting and ATC is asking to confirm our altitude at 8000 ft with TCASII screaming at us. It would be very nice if a provision existed to silence the aural warning. It gets your attention, and the vsi provides vertical commands. The continuing aural warnings when they are not needed is disconcerting and nervewracking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB HAS TCASII RA ON CLB JUST AS THEY ARE LEVELING. AURAL WARNING MUCH TOO LOUD AND DISTRACTING.

Narrative: CLBING TO 8000 FT AVOIDING TSTMS AND BUILDUPS. TCASII ISSUES RA 'DSND.' ACFT VISUALLY ACQUIRED XING OUR NOSE AT 9000 FT MSL. AS WE LEVELED AT 8000 FT TCASII ISSUES RA 'MONITOR VERT SPD.' THESE LOUD WARNINGS ARE VERY DISTRACTING AND ATC IS ASKING TO CONFIRM OUR ALT AT 8000 FT WITH TCASII SCREAMING AT US. IT WOULD BE VERY NICE IF A PROVISION EXISTED TO SILENCE THE AURAL WARNING. IT GETS YOUR ATTN, AND THE VSI PROVIDES VERT COMMANDS. THE CONTINUING AURAL WARNINGS WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEEDED IS DISCONCERTING AND NERVEWRACKING.

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.

Widebody transport has TCASII RA on climb just as they are leveling. Aural warning much too loud and distracting.