ATC cleared flight to climb to occupied altitude which resulted in a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	241705
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bld
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 36000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j92
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	241705
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	241706
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

West of bld at FL350, requested by abq ATC to climb to FL370. Shortly after level off, received TCASII TA followed shortly after by abq ATC request to turn immediately 20 degrees. Upon start of turn received TCASII RA descend, descend now. First officer flying closed throttles, descended rapidly while turning right 20 degrees. Leveled off at FL360. Conflict appeared to be flight eastbound at FL370. Approximately 1100 ft closing directly on. I reported at FL360 and asked if we were cleared back to FL370. Asked further if we were cleared back on course (J92) 'cleared as requested' by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC CLRED FLT TO CLB TO OCCUPIED ALT WHICH RESULTED IN A TCASII RA.

Narrative: W OF BLD AT FL350, REQUESTED BY ABQ ATC TO CLB TO FL370. SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF, RECEIVED TCASII TA FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY ABQ ATC REQUEST TO TURN IMMEDIATELY 20 DEGS. UPON START OF TURN RECEIVED TCASII RA DSND, DSND NOW. FO FLYING CLOSED THROTTLES, DSNDED RAPIDLY WHILE TURNING R 20 DEGS. LEVELED OFF AT FL360. CONFLICT APPEARED TO BE FLT EBOUND AT FL370. APPROX 1100 FT CLOSING DIRECTLY ON. I RPTED AT FL360 AND ASKED IF WE WERE CLRED BACK TO FL370. ASKED FURTHER IF WE WERE CLRED BACK ON COURSE (J92) 'CLRED AS REQUESTED' BY ATC.

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.