Medium large transport has TCASII RA during climb. Turns levels as evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	269450
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hef
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	269450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At 16000 ft on climb out ATC (ZFW 132.02) advised traffic at 12 O'clock 12 mi a cessna level at FL175 and cleared us 'direct quitman (uim VOR) climb to FL190.' we advised that we did not have traffic and ATC then cleared us to climb to FL230. We still did not have traffic and the same time received a TCASII TA that immediately changed to a TCASII RA. Traffic showed on TCASII at 12 O'clock plus 6. I had held up my climb due to unease with the clearance so I leveled off at FL170 and turned right 30 degrees, and so advised ATC. The first officer saw the traffic pass off our left about 2 mi and 500 ft above. I never had time to look as I was concentrating on flying the aircraft. While we may have climbed over the traffic and while we may have passed off to the right without the turn, the situation was extremely uncomfortable for both me and the first officer. Center seemed to be unconcerned. I don't know if he was counting on our TCASII, but I don't consider it to be a traffic director. Small single engine aircraft are tough enough to see any time, and we never did get a visual until cpa. TCASII worked great, ATC worked poorly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS TCASII RA DURING CLB. TURNS LEVELS AS EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: AT 16000 FT ON CLBOUT ATC (ZFW 132.02) ADVISED TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK 12 MI A CESSNA LEVEL AT FL175 AND CLRED US 'DIRECT QUITMAN (UIM VOR) CLB TO FL190.' WE ADVISED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TFC AND ATC THEN CLRED US TO CLB TO FL230. WE STILL DID NOT HAVE TFC AND THE SAME TIME RECEIVED A TCASII TA THAT IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO A TCASII RA. TFC SHOWED ON TCASII AT 12 O'CLOCK PLUS 6. I HAD HELD UP MY CLB DUE TO UNEASE WITH THE CLRNC SO I LEVELED OFF AT FL170 AND TURNED R 30 DEGS, AND SO ADVISED ATC. THE FO SAW THE TFC PASS OFF OUR L ABOUT 2 MI AND 500 FT ABOVE. I NEVER HAD TIME TO LOOK AS I WAS CONCENTRATING ON FLYING THE ACFT. WHILE WE MAY HAVE CLBED OVER THE TFC AND WHILE WE MAY HAVE PASSED OFF TO THE R WITHOUT THE TURN, THE SIT WAS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR BOTH ME AND THE FO. CTR SEEMED TO BE UNCONCERNED. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS COUNTING ON OUR TCASII, BUT I DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE A TFC DIRECTOR. SMALL SINGLE ENG ACFT ARE TOUGH ENOUGH TO SEE ANY TIME, AND WE NEVER DID GET A VISUAL UNTIL CPA. TCASII WORKED GREAT, ATC WORKED POORLY.

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.