Medium large transport cleared to climb has TCASII TA. Levels off.

Attributes
ACN	307800
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwz
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16700 msl bound upper : 17500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
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
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	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 : 100 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	307800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC called traffic above and to right passing parke intersection. We were at 16000 ft saw traffic above right to left. Light twin jet. Clearance was given to climb 17000 ft and make radio change. Checked in on new frequency and given climb to 19000 ft. Passing 16300 we got a TA on TCASII traffic 12 O'clock 7 mi. No call from ATC. We acquired visual on twin propeller king on queen air (T tail). Copilot stopped climb at 16700 TCASII indicated aircraft was at 17500 ft. We asked new controller about traffic. Controller thought we had been given VFR TA, we had not. I think controller became confused. Thought we had been given that traffic when in fact we had not. We never got an RA on TCASII. See and avoid saved a close encounter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CLRED TO CLB HAS TCASII TA. LEVELS OFF.

Narrative: ATC CALLED TFC ABOVE AND TO R PASSING PARKE INTXN. WE WERE AT 16000 FT SAW TFC ABOVE R TO L. LIGHT TWIN JET. CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO CLB 17000 FT AND MAKE RADIO CHANGE. CHKED IN ON NEW FREQ AND GIVEN CLB TO 19000 FT. PASSING 16300 WE GOT A TA ON TCASII TFC 12 O'CLOCK 7 MI. NO CALL FROM ATC. WE ACQUIRED VISUAL ON TWIN PROP KING ON QUEEN AIR (T TAIL). COPLT STOPPED CLB AT 16700 TCASII INDICATED ACFT WAS AT 17500 FT. WE ASKED NEW CTLR ABOUT TFC. CTLR THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN VFR TA, WE HAD NOT. I THINK CTLR BECAME CONFUSED. THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN THAT TFC WHEN IN FACT WE HAD NOT. WE NEVER GOT AN RA ON TCASII. SEE AND AVOID SAVED A CLOSE ENCOUNTER.

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.