Narrative:

I was level 250 KTS, 11000 ft with dfw approach. Approach called traffic 12 O'clock, climbing to 10500 ft. TCASII showed TA, then RA to climb. We smoothly climbed to 11500 ft and the RA ceased. Traffic spotted passing under our nose about 1000 ft below us. As we descended back to 11000 ft, a different controller advised us to return to 11000 ft when possible. Flight continued to dfw uneventfully. No near miss filed since TCASII warning did enable us to avoid traffic by 1000 ft. The TCASII system worked well. I do not know why the cheyenne was at 10500 ft. Approach was very busy to query about it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD-88 REACTED TO ITS TCASII AND TO A VFR CHEYENNE THAT WAS LEGALLY FLYING AT A VFR ALT.

Narrative: I WAS LEVEL 250 KTS, 11000 FT WITH DFW APCH. APCH CALLED TFC 12 O'CLOCK, CLBING TO 10500 FT. TCASII SHOWED TA, THEN RA TO CLB. WE SMOOTHLY CLBED TO 11500 FT AND THE RA CEASED. TFC SPOTTED PASSING UNDER OUR NOSE ABOUT 1000 FT BELOW US. AS WE DSNDED BACK TO 11000 FT, A DIFFERENT CTLR ADVISED US TO RETURN TO 11000 FT WHEN POSSIBLE. FLT CONTINUED TO DFW UNEVENTFULLY. NO NEAR MISS FILED SINCE TCASII WARNING DID ENABLE US TO AVOID TFC BY 1000 FT. THE TCASII SYS WORKED WELL. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE CHEYENNE WAS AT 10500 FT. APCH WAS VERY BUSY TO QUERY ABOUT IT.

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.