Narrative:

Air carrier X proceeding dsm direct capital at FL330 .80 mach. X was issued instructions to turn right 30 degrees for traffic. The right turn was initiated and at approximately the same time, traffic showed on my TCASII screen at FL330 and 7-8 mi away. TCASII gave the aural advisory 'traffic, traffic.' the traffic Y was at 1 O'clock and I picked him up visually. It appeared our turn would cause us to pass behind the traffic. At this time a different controller told us to descend to FL310 and at the same time, TCASII issued an RA to 'climb, climb.' the ivsi visually directed us to climb and not to descend. I immediately began a climb and told center what I was doing and that I would later comply with his instructions. I passed behind the traffic Y and 400 ft above the traffic, based on my TCASII presentation which showed the traffic at FL330 in red and approximately 2 mi to my left. After the conflict was over, the controller cleared us direct capital and to maintain FL330. I inquired as to why we were co-altitude with another aircraft and was told by ZKC that was why we were told to turn 30 degrees right and that there was never any conflict. Note: the TCASII and clear company policy to follow TCASII advisories were very important in this high speed closure situation. I appreciate the ZKC controller for recognizing the need for a turn but I do not understand why the aircraft were allowed to get so close prior to controller action. Supplemental information from acn 277498: the controller (female voice) directed us to turn right 30 degrees. A few seconds later TCASII gave us a TA as we started our right turn. We picked up the traffic visually. A second later another controller (male voice) directed us to descend to FL310 and about the same time we got an RA to 'climb, climb.' we climbed as directed by the TCASII (in accordance with procedures for RA's) to FL334.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA RA WITH Y NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC INSTRUCTION. EVASIVE ACTION CLB.

Narrative: ACR X PROCEEDING DSM DIRECT CAPITAL AT FL330 .80 MACH. X WAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN R 30 DEGS FOR TFC. THE R TURN WAS INITIATED AND AT APPROX THE SAME TIME, TFC SHOWED ON MY TCASII SCREEN AT FL330 AND 7-8 MI AWAY. TCASII GAVE THE AURAL ADVISORY 'TFC, TFC.' THE TFC Y WAS AT 1 O'CLOCK AND I PICKED HIM UP VISUALLY. IT APPEARED OUR TURN WOULD CAUSE US TO PASS BEHIND THE TFC. AT THIS TIME A DIFFERENT CTLR TOLD US TO DSND TO FL310 AND AT THE SAME TIME, TCASII ISSUED AN RA TO 'CLB, CLB.' THE IVSI VISUALLY DIRECTED US TO CLB AND NOT TO DSND. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A CLB AND TOLD CTR WHAT I WAS DOING AND THAT I WOULD LATER COMPLY WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS. I PASSED BEHIND THE TFC Y AND 400 FT ABOVE THE TFC, BASED ON MY TCASII PRESENTATION WHICH SHOWED THE TFC AT FL330 IN RED AND APPROX 2 MI TO MY L. AFTER THE CONFLICT WAS OVER, THE CTLR CLRED US DIRECT CAPITAL AND TO MAINTAIN FL330. I INQUIRED AS TO WHY WE WERE CO-ALT WITH ANOTHER ACFT AND WAS TOLD BY ZKC THAT WAS WHY WE WERE TOLD TO TURN 30 DEGS R AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY CONFLICT. NOTE: THE TCASII AND CLR COMPANY POLICY TO FOLLOW TCASII ADVISORIES WERE VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS HIGH SPD CLOSURE SIT. I APPRECIATE THE ZKC CTLR FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR A TURN BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ACFT WERE ALLOWED TO GET SO CLOSE PRIOR TO CTLR ACTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 277498: THE CTLR (FEMALE VOICE) DIRECTED US TO TURN R 30 DEGS. A FEW SECONDS LATER TCASII GAVE US A TA AS WE STARTED OUR R TURN. WE PICKED UP THE TFC VISUALLY. A SECOND LATER ANOTHER CTLR (MALE VOICE) DIRECTED US TO DSND TO FL310 AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE GOT AN RA TO 'CLB, CLB.' WE CLBED AS DIRECTED BY THE TCASII (IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCS FOR RA'S) TO FL334.

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.