Potential conflict resolved by TCASII TA RA.

Attributes
ACN	273748
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ywg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : dca
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	273748
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out from dca at about 13000 ft, I had an RA as to traffic, then to stop climb. Traffic was at about my 11 O'clock position and 1 mi, 1000 ft above. At first I could not find traffic and stopped climb. Traffic was spotted and noted as dropping parachutists. ATC was advised that I was stopping the climb and notified of traffic and to what was happening. They said there was no traffic on radar in my location, the flight continued with no further problems. TCASII definitely advised me in time and gave pertinent advisory information for the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT RESOLVED BY TCASII TA RA.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM DCA AT ABOUT 13000 FT, I HAD AN RA AS TO TFC, THEN TO STOP CLB. TFC WAS AT ABOUT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS AND 1 MI, 1000 FT ABOVE. AT FIRST I COULD NOT FIND TFC AND STOPPED CLB. TFC WAS SPOTTED AND NOTED AS DROPPING PARACHUTISTS. ATC WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS STOPPING THE CLB AND NOTIFIED OF TFC AND TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO TFC ON RADAR IN MY LOCATION, THE FLT CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. TCASII DEFINITELY ADVISED ME IN TIME AND GAVE PERTINENT ADVISORY INFO FOR THE SIT.

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.