Medium large transport flight crew receives TCASII RA, responds.

Attributes
ACN	236237
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : edw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 21500
ASRS Report	236237
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe 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	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Inbound to pmd VOR from hector. Cleared the lynxx-6 arrival to bur, cross pmd at or below 13000, cross janny and maintain 8000. Descending through 12000 we got a TCASII TA 500 ft below and 2 mi in front. We stopped descent at 118000 ft just as the RA commanded climb 2000 FPM. We advised pmd approach as we climbed up to 12500 ft. He was busy, but when he finally got back to us he said the only traffic we had was 2 mi behind us at 11500!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC RECEIVES TCASII RA, RESPONDS.

Narrative: INBOUND TO PMD VOR FROM HECTOR. CLRED THE LYNXX-6 ARR TO BUR, CROSS PMD AT OR BELOW 13000, CROSS JANNY AND MAINTAIN 8000. DSNDING THROUGH 12000 WE GOT A TCASII TA 500 FT BELOW AND 2 MI IN FRONT. WE STOPPED DSCNT AT 118000 FT JUST AS THE RA COMMANDED CLB 2000 FPM. WE ADVISED PMD APCH AS WE CLBED UP TO 12500 FT. HE WAS BUSY, BUT WHEN HE FINALLY GOT BACK TO US HE SAID THE ONLY TFC WE HAD WAS 2 MI BEHIND US AT 11500!

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.