Air carrier medium large transport received TCASII RA and refused ARTCC clearance to climb.

Attributes
ACN	257534
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : sna
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 3870
ASRS Report	257534
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff from sna we were level at 600 ft and assigned heading. Our TCASII goes off telling us to descend. At this same time departure says climb to different altitude and new heading. I read back the instructions and captain said, I'm going to wait until clear TCASII resolution. The TCASII intruder was shown about 2 mi or less and telling us descend. Captain let aircraft slightly descend, then TCASII said clear of conflict. Center comes back and said climb now to new altitude. Captain took communication from center and told them about TCASII. Center says 'I have nothing in that area that would be near you, you climb to new altitude.' center seemed upset that we followed TCASII advisory (RA) instead of climbing and turning per their instructions. This all took about 5-10 seconds for TCASII to pass and we started our climb and turn. Center said nothing more of this incident. Since TCASII has come out, controllers want us to operate opposite of TCASII (majority of controllers). I know they have their reasons but TCASII mandates us to follow its resolutions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG RECEIVED TCASII RA AND REFUSED ARTCC CLRNC TO CLB.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SNA WE WERE LEVEL AT 600 FT AND ASSIGNED HDG. OUR TCASII GOES OFF TELLING US TO DSND. AT THIS SAME TIME DEP SAYS CLB TO DIFFERENT ALT AND NEW HDG. I READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS AND CAPT SAID, I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL CLR TCASII RESOLUTION. THE TCASII INTRUDER WAS SHOWN ABOUT 2 MI OR LESS AND TELLING US DSND. CAPT LET ACFT SLIGHTLY DSND, THEN TCASII SAID CLR OF CONFLICT. CTR COMES BACK AND SAID CLB NOW TO NEW ALT. CAPT TOOK COM FROM CTR AND TOLD THEM ABOUT TCASII. CTR SAYS 'I HAVE NOTHING IN THAT AREA THAT WOULD BE NEAR YOU, YOU CLB TO NEW ALT.' CTR SEEMED UPSET THAT WE FOLLOWED TCASII ADVISORY (RA) INSTEAD OF CLBING AND TURNING PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS ALL TOOK ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS FOR TCASII TO PASS AND WE STARTED OUR CLB AND TURN. CTR SAID NOTHING MORE OF THIS INCIDENT. SINCE TCASII HAS COME OUT, CTLRS WANT US TO OPERATE OPPOSITE OF TCASII (MAJORITY OF CTLRS). I KNOW THEY HAVE THEIR REASONS BUT TCASII MANDATES US TO FOLLOW ITS RESOLUTIONS.

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.