Medium large transport crew had TCASII RA departing aus.

Attributes
ACN	436650
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : v306.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	436650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While climbing to our assigned altitude, we were advised of traffic at about 12 O'clock whose altitude we would be climbing through. We received a TCASII RA to 'descend' and did not have the traffic in sight. The traffic also reported that they did not have us in sight. We descended about 500 ft, at which time we did get the traffic visually, and resumed our climb. While we did not seem as close visually as the TCASII led us to believe, a slight turn by ATC might have eased our passenger ride.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW HAD TCASII RA DEPARTING AUS.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT, WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC AT ABOUT 12 O'CLOCK WHOSE ALT WE WOULD BE CLBING THROUGH. WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO 'DSND' AND DID NOT HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT. THE TFC ALSO RPTED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE US IN SIGHT. WE DSNDED ABOUT 500 FT, AT WHICH TIME WE DID GET THE TFC VISUALLY, AND RESUMED OUR CLB. WHILE WE DID NOT SEEM AS CLOSE VISUALLY AS THE TCASII LED US TO BELIEVE, A SLIGHT TURN BY ATC MIGHT HAVE EASED OUR PAX RIDE.

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.