Air carrier X TCASII TA RA possible less than standard separation from Y evasive action taken.

Attributes
ACN	253180
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 3oc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	253180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure out of roc, we were being vectored by departure control out of the area to our first en route fix. We had departed runway 4 at roc and were in a left turn to a 180 degree heading until receiving gee VOR then direct and simultaneously climbing to an assigned altitude of 10000 ft MSL. Just prior to completion of the turn and while leveling at 10000 ft MSL, our TCASII issued a TA for traffic about 100 ft below our assigned altitude and approximately 11 O'clock position and less than 3 mi. Shortly thereafter, we received an RA to climb so as to avoid the traffic. Climbed above our assigned altitude of 10000 ft as per the RA while visual contact was made. It seemed that the controller lost his mental radar picture.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA RA POSSIBLE LTSS FROM Y EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: ON DEP OUT OF ROC, WE WERE BEING VECTORED BY DEP CTL OUT OF THE AREA TO OUR FIRST ENRTE FIX. WE HAD DEPARTED RWY 4 AT ROC AND WERE IN A L TURN TO A 180 DEG HDG UNTIL RECEIVING GEE VOR THEN DIRECT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CLBING TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT MSL. JUST PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE TURN AND WHILE LEVELING AT 10000 FT MSL, OUR TCASII ISSUED A TA FOR TFC ABOUT 100 FT BELOW OUR ASSIGNED ALT AND APPROX 11 O'CLOCK POS AND LESS THAN 3 MI. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE RECEIVED AN RA TO CLB SO AS TO AVOID THE TFC. CLBED ABOVE OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT AS PER THE RA WHILE VISUAL CONTACT WAS MADE. IT SEEMED THAT THE CTLR LOST HIS MENTAL RADAR PICTURE.

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.