An air carrier MD80 super 80 gets an RA from 2 F16's that had left their airspace block.

Attributes
ACN	360115
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvs
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	360115
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

10 mins prior to our TCASII alert we heard an advisory given to unknown aircraft that they were outside their airspace given by ZAB. Then we received a TCASII RA which we responded to and descended from FL280 to FL275 at about the same time a pair of F16's appeared at our 11 O'clock. We continued to our RA and returned to FL280. The F16's passed from our 11 O'clock to our 1 O'clock position. ATC asked us if we were able to climb to FL310, which we did. The F16's were now at our 1 O'clock and flying parallel to our course and climbing with us, but 1000 ft below till about FL300. They then disappeared from our view. We discussed the matter with ATC and later I received a call from a ZAB supervisor to whom I explained the above scenario.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 SUPER 80 GETS AN RA FROM 2 F16'S THAT HAD LEFT THEIR AIRSPACE BLOCK.

Narrative: 10 MINS PRIOR TO OUR TCASII ALERT WE HEARD AN ADVISORY GIVEN TO UNKNOWN ACFT THAT THEY WERE OUTSIDE THEIR AIRSPACE GIVEN BY ZAB. THEN WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA WHICH WE RESPONDED TO AND DSNDED FROM FL280 TO FL275 AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME A PAIR OF F16'S APPEARED AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK. WE CONTINUED TO OUR RA AND RETURNED TO FL280. THE F16'S PASSED FROM OUR 11 O'CLOCK TO OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS. ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE ABLE TO CLB TO FL310, WHICH WE DID. THE F16'S WERE NOW AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK AND FLYING PARALLEL TO OUR COURSE AND CLBING WITH US, BUT 1000 FT BELOW TILL ABOUT FL300. THEY THEN DISAPPEARED FROM OUR VIEW. WE DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH ATC AND LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A ZAB SUPVR TO WHOM I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE SCENARIO.

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.