Medium large transport has TCASII RA. Climbs, controller upset.

Attributes
ACN	232792
Time
Date	199301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : obk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	232792
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 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 Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 1800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were level at FL280. The intruder entered the TCASII at 1 O'clock indicating -20 with an up arrow. The intruder was red, and the TCASII was shouting 'climb! Climb!' so I did. We looked up into the sunny, blue sky and took the airplane and its trusting passenger in the direction commanded by ms. TCASII (female voice). Passing FL282, the first officer got off a call to ZAU. Passing about FL287, the black boxes decided that was enough, and they indicated we could level off but not descend. About then, I visually acquired the intruder as he passed in front of us closing rapidly and crossing from far right to near left. TCASII indicated he was 1800 ft below us. The controller complained repeatedly. 'TCASII isn't that good,' he said, 'you should have told me sooner' (said twice), and 'there might have been traffic at FL290' (also said twice). We told him we are required (by company policy, at least) to follow an RA, but he kept objecting. He indicated the intruder was climbing to FL270.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS TCASII RA. CLBS, CTLR UPSET.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT FL280. THE INTRUDER ENTERED THE TCASII AT 1 O'CLOCK INDICATING -20 WITH AN UP ARROW. THE INTRUDER WAS RED, AND THE TCASII WAS SHOUTING 'CLB! CLB!' SO I DID. WE LOOKED UP INTO THE SUNNY, BLUE SKY AND TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND ITS TRUSTING PAX IN THE DIRECTION COMMANDED BY MS. TCASII (FEMALE VOICE). PASSING FL282, THE FO GOT OFF A CALL TO ZAU. PASSING ABOUT FL287, THE BLACK BOXES DECIDED THAT WAS ENOUGH, AND THEY INDICATED WE COULD LEVEL OFF BUT NOT DSND. ABOUT THEN, I VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE INTRUDER AS HE PASSED IN FRONT OF US CLOSING RAPIDLY AND XING FROM FAR R TO NEAR L. TCASII INDICATED HE WAS 1800 FT BELOW US. THE CTLR COMPLAINED REPEATEDLY. 'TCASII ISN'T THAT GOOD,' HE SAID, 'YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME SOONER' (SAID TWICE), AND 'THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TFC AT FL290' (ALSO SAID TWICE). WE TOLD HIM WE ARE REQUIRED (BY COMPANY POLICY, AT LEAST) TO FOLLOW AN RA, BUT HE KEPT OBJECTING. HE INDICATED THE INTRUDER WAS CLBING TO FL270.

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.