TCASII. Flight crew followed traffic resolution. Climb rate.

Attributes
ACN	299722
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : fkn
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	299722
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	299911
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 1800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out from ksan, border 4 departure, heading direct to julian. We were advised of crossing traffic descending to FL240. We were passing FL220. Crossing traffic was on TCASII we received a TA, then traffic resolution indicating for us to descend. We initiated a descent. We saw the traffic and reported our actions to ZLA. Suggestion to all, unless you are issued a crossing restr, you do not have to climb/descend at maximum rate thus triggering TCASII resolutions to other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII. FLC FOLLOWED TFC RESOLUTION. CLB RATE.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM KSAN, BORDER 4 DEP, HDG DIRECT TO JULIAN. WE WERE ADVISED OF XING TFC DSNDING TO FL240. WE WERE PASSING FL220. XING TFC WAS ON TCASII WE RECEIVED A TA, THEN TFC RESOLUTION INDICATING FOR US TO DSND. WE INITIATED A DSCNT. WE SAW THE TFC AND RPTED OUR ACTIONS TO ZLA. SUGGESTION TO ALL, UNLESS YOU ARE ISSUED A XING RESTR, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CLB/DSND AT MAX RATE THUS TRIGGERING TCASII RESOLUTIONS TO OTHER ACFT.

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.