2 aircraft responded to TCASII commands, one climb, the other descend.

Attributes
ACN	248682
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vhp
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30500 msl bound upper : 32500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	248682
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	248881
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

About 160 west of vhp, FL330, cleared to FL290. Saw traffic on TCASII closing and climbing at us. TA followed by RA 'climb, climb.' we were at FL305 and climb back to FL325 'clear of conflict.' the other aircraft told center they descended for RA and then we told center we climbed for RA. They asked us if we were going direct cap. We said 'no direct vhp' as we had been for the previous 400 mi or so. It's a great system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACFT RESPONDED TO TCASII COMMANDS, ONE CLB, THE OTHER DSND.

Narrative: ABOUT 160 W OF VHP, FL330, CLRED TO FL290. SAW TFC ON TCASII CLOSING AND CLBING AT US. TA FOLLOWED BY RA 'CLB, CLB.' WE WERE AT FL305 AND CLB BACK TO FL325 'CLR OF CONFLICT.' THE OTHER ACFT TOLD CTR THEY DSNDED FOR RA AND THEN WE TOLD CTR WE CLBED FOR RA. THEY ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING DIRECT CAP. WE SAID 'NO DIRECT VHP' AS WE HAD BEEN FOR THE PREVIOUS 400 MI OR SO. IT'S A GREAT SYS.

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.