Climbing out from atl, air carrier X pilot received a TCASII RA on crossing traffic between 7000-800...

Attributes
ACN	436370
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	436370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On climb out from atl, cleared to 10000 ft and established on a 360 degree heading, we noted the lights of another aircraft above appearing to be closer in distance and altitude than usual. Upon checking TCASII display, we began to shallow our climb rate and got a TCASII advisory (yellow) showing traffic ahead moving right to left within 2 mi and 600 ft above. A TCASII RA followed shortly thereafter commanding a climb in excess of 4000 FPM! With the aircraft in sight and leveloff already begun, we continued with the evasive action already underway and passed approximately 500 ft below traffic and within approximately 2 mi. When queried, the controller responded by suggesting that no problem existed because we were 'on a vector to the north and the traffic was being vectored west!?' the crew of the target aircraft responded that they had also received a TCASII RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLBING OUT FROM ATL, ACR X PLT RECEIVED A TCASII RA ON XING TFC BTWN 7000-8000 FT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ATL, CLRED TO 10000 FT AND ESTABLISHED ON A 360 DEG HDG, WE NOTED THE LIGHTS OF ANOTHER ACFT ABOVE APPEARING TO BE CLOSER IN DISTANCE AND ALT THAN USUAL. UPON CHKING TCASII DISPLAY, WE BEGAN TO SHALLOW OUR CLB RATE AND GOT A TCASII ADVISORY (YELLOW) SHOWING TFC AHEAD MOVING R TO L WITHIN 2 MI AND 600 FT ABOVE. A TCASII RA FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER COMMANDING A CLB IN EXCESS OF 4000 FPM! WITH THE ACFT IN SIGHT AND LEVELOFF ALREADY BEGUN, WE CONTINUED WITH THE EVASIVE ACTION ALREADY UNDERWAY AND PASSED APPROX 500 FT BELOW TFC AND WITHIN APPROX 2 MI. WHEN QUERIED, THE CTLR RESPONDED BY SUGGESTING THAT NO PROB EXISTED BECAUSE WE WERE 'ON A VECTOR TO THE N AND THE TFC WAS BEING VECTORED W!?' THE CREW OF THE TARGET ACFT RESPONDED THAT THEY HAD ALSO RECEIVED A TCASII RA.

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.

Climbing out from atl, air carrier X pilot received a TCASII RA on crossing traffic between 7000-8000 ft.