Flight crew of an medium large transport climbed above assigned descent altitude in response to a TC...

Attributes
ACN	301550
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	301550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Level 8000 ft -- traffic called by approach at 7500 ft, but not found visually. TCASII RA. Climbed to 8500 ft. TCASII showed 200 ft vertical separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED DSCNT ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: LEVEL 8000 FT -- TFC CALLED BY APCH AT 7500 FT, BUT NOT FOUND VISUALLY. TCASII RA. CLBED TO 8500 FT. TCASII SHOWED 200 FT VERT SEPARATION.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport climbed above assigned descent altitude in response to a TCASII RA.