Reported loss of separation requiring TCASII RA climb from FL330 to avoid apparent opposite traffic ...

Attributes
ACN	393846
Time
Date	199802
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : boq
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : baq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : baq
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	393846
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

At FL330 I heard numerous aircraft being given wrong ATC instructions. This concerned us all. Baq ATC had no idea of what was going on. Over baq VOR I got TCASII alert shortly followed by RA to climb/monitor vertical velocity. Then I saw the rotating beacon of another aircraft, disconnected autoplt and began a climb. Other aircraft passed below us at FL330 while we had climbed to FL340. Advised baq control of a near miss but they would not acknowledge that anything had happened. Numerous aircraft called us on frequency 130.55 to express their concern. Nothing I said to baq control got acknowledged that an emergency situation had occurred. These people don't have a clue and endangered my aircraft. I am confident that without TCASII my aircraft and passenger could have been gravely affected. Please check with other pilots as to the concern we all felt. Thank you. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: flight conditions were VMC with unlimited visibility. Reporter was unable to identify the conflicting traffic visually or through attempted radio calls. The reporter indicated the facility has radar but that it was not in use at the time and stated that on a recent flight it was used and indicated that more controllers might be checked out on it. Reporter indicated the traffic passed about 700 ft directly below his aircraft on a crossing course but at the correct altitude for direction of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED LOSS OF SEPARATION REQUIRING TCASII RA CLB FROM FL330 TO AVOID APPARENT OPPOSITE TFC ALSO AT FL330.

Narrative: AT FL330 I HEARD NUMEROUS ACFT BEING GIVEN WRONG ATC INSTRUCTIONS. THIS CONCERNED US ALL. BAQ ATC HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. OVER BAQ VOR I GOT TCASII ALERT SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY RA TO CLB/MONITOR VERT VELOCITY. THEN I SAW THE ROTATING BEACON OF ANOTHER ACFT, DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND BEGAN A CLB. OTHER ACFT PASSED BELOW US AT FL330 WHILE WE HAD CLBED TO FL340. ADVISED BAQ CTL OF A NEAR MISS BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED. NUMEROUS ACFT CALLED US ON FREQ 130.55 TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERN. NOTHING I SAID TO BAQ CTL GOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AN EMER SIT HAD OCCURRED. THESE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A CLUE AND ENDANGERED MY ACFT. I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITHOUT TCASII MY ACFT AND PAX COULD HAVE BEEN GRAVELY AFFECTED. PLEASE CHK WITH OTHER PLTS AS TO THE CONCERN WE ALL FELT. THANK YOU. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FLT CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. RPTR WAS UNABLE TO IDENT THE CONFLICTING TFC VISUALLY OR THROUGH ATTEMPTED RADIO CALLS. THE RPTR INDICATED THE FACILITY HAS RADAR BUT THAT IT WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME AND STATED THAT ON A RECENT FLT IT WAS USED AND INDICATED THAT MORE CTLRS MIGHT BE CHKED OUT ON IT. RPTR INDICATED THE TFC PASSED ABOUT 700 FT DIRECTLY BELOW HIS ACFT ON A XING COURSE BUT AT THE CORRECT ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT.

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.

Reported loss of separation requiring TCASII RA climb from FL330 to avoid apparent opposite traffic also at FL330.