Medium large transport flight crew misses part of clearance fails to expedite climb. TCASII TA RA.

Attributes
ACN	246044
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf tower : tul
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 : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	246044
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

With norfolk departure control at 4000 ft, given clearance to 10000 ft we acknowledged and set in altitude alert. TCASII alert TA went off, distracted us and first officer did not begin climb. Apparently controller gave us an expedite climb and heading 290 degrees, all we got was the 290 degrees. He told our traffic to look for us and the aircraft said he had us in sight. We got an RA from TCASII but we had the traffic now in sight. Questioned the controller about the traffic and he asked if we were climbing to 10000 ft. No! He said there was no problem. TCASII works, but can be a distraction. First rule to prevent recurrence -- fly the airplane first.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC MISSES PART OF CLRNC FAILS TO EXPEDITE CLB. TCASII TA RA.

Narrative: WITH NORFOLK DEP CTL AT 4000 FT, GIVEN CLRNC TO 10000 FT WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SET IN ALT ALERT. TCASII ALERT TA WENT OFF, DISTRACTED US AND FO DID NOT BEGIN CLB. APPARENTLY CTLR GAVE US AN EXPEDITE CLB AND HDG 290 DEGS, ALL WE GOT WAS THE 290 DEGS. HE TOLD OUR TFC TO LOOK FOR US AND THE ACFT SAID HE HAD US IN SIGHT. WE GOT AN RA FROM TCASII BUT WE HAD THE TFC NOW IN SIGHT. QUESTIONED THE CTLR ABOUT THE TFC AND HE ASKED IF WE WERE CLBING TO 10000 FT. NO! HE SAID THERE WAS NO PROB. TCASII WORKS, BUT CAN BE A DISTR. FIRST RULE TO PREVENT RECURRENCE -- FLY THE AIRPLANE FIRST.

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.