Widebody transport aircraft has TCASII RA, responds.

Attributes
ACN	265019
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14300 msl bound upper : 15500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	265019
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My flight was cleared to 17000 ft on the dfw departure transition. ZFW advised that we had VFR traffic at 11 O'clock, reported to be at 15500 ft. I requested a leveloff at 14500 ft and was at 14300 ft when the TCASII issued an RA. The VFR traffic had started a descending right turn toward us. I complied with the RA and informed the center that we were turning and complying with an RA on the TCASII. TCASII indicated that the VFR traffic was at 15500 ft initially, and I picked him up visually as we began to level. ZFW made a good call by informing us of the traffic, and the TCASII did an excellent job in warning us of the descent of the VFR traffic. No other traffic was involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT HAS TCASII RA, RESPONDS.

Narrative: MY FLT WAS CLRED TO 17000 FT ON THE DFW DEP TRANSITION. ZFW ADVISED THAT WE HAD VFR TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK, RPTED TO BE AT 15500 FT. I REQUESTED A LEVELOFF AT 14500 FT AND WAS AT 14300 FT WHEN THE TCASII ISSUED AN RA. THE VFR TFC HAD STARTED A DSNDING R TURN TOWARD US. I COMPLIED WITH THE RA AND INFORMED THE CTR THAT WE WERE TURNING AND COMPLYING WITH AN RA ON THE TCASII. TCASII INDICATED THAT THE VFR TFC WAS AT 15500 FT INITIALLY, AND I PICKED HIM UP VISUALLY AS WE BEGAN TO LEVEL. ZFW MADE A GOOD CALL BY INFORMING US OF THE TFC, AND THE TCASII DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN WARNING US OF THE DSCNT OF THE VFR TFC. NO OTHER TFC WAS INVOLVED.

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.