Medium large transport cleared to climb through occupied altitude gets TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	295535
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvi
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	295535
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation 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 : 30000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Airlines flight from orf to jax on climb out, cleared by ZDC to FL260. While ascending through FL240, TCASII issued a TA, followed by an RA to descend. Followed commands, stopped climb, and descended back to FL240. Traffic was observed on cockpit screen to be at FL250. Traffic was not observed visually. Occurred approximately 17 mi southeast of cvi subsequent phone calls with ATC center supervisor, we were advised that there was no danger of collision. Their instruments showed both aircraft to be safe both vertically and laterally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CLRED TO CLB THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT GETS TCASII RA.

Narrative: AIRLINES FLT FROM ORF TO JAX ON CLBOUT, CLRED BY ZDC TO FL260. WHILE ASCENDING THROUGH FL240, TCASII ISSUED A TA, FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO DSND. FOLLOWED COMMANDS, STOPPED CLB, AND DSNDED BACK TO FL240. TFC WAS OBSERVED ON COCKPIT SCREEN TO BE AT FL250. TFC WAS NOT OBSERVED VISUALLY. OCCURRED APPROX 17 MI SE OF CVI SUBSEQUENT PHONE CALLS WITH ATC CTR SUPVR, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER OF COLLISION. THEIR INSTS SHOWED BOTH ACFT TO BE SAFE BOTH VERTLY AND LATERALLY.

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.