Altitude deviation altitude excursion in-flight crew response to TCASII RA. Evasive action climb.

Attributes
ACN	237809
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
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 cruise other
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 : 18700 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	237809
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	237810
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 : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight atl-dca was 100 mi out at FL260 (assigned altitude). Aircraft climbing to FL250 opposite direction, gave us an RA and it said to climb. We climbed to FL266 and leveled off. Other aircraft opposite leveled FL250. We told center of the occurrence and went back to FL260. No conflict occurred. Center did not say anything about the deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION INFLT CREW RESPONSE TO TCASII RA. EVASIVE ACTION CLB.

Narrative: FLT ATL-DCA WAS 100 MI OUT AT FL260 (ASSIGNED ALT). ACFT CLBING TO FL250 OPPOSITE DIRECTION, GAVE US AN RA AND IT SAID TO CLB. WE CLBED TO FL266 AND LEVELED OFF. OTHER ACFT OPPOSITE LEVELED FL250. WE TOLD CTR OF THE OCCURRENCE AND WENT BACK TO FL260. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. CTR DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEV.

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.