A B757 received a TCASII RA and executed the avoidance maneuver near mxe.

Attributes
ACN	437002
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mxe.vor
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	437002
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14560 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	437169
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure from phl we were held at 10000 ft proceeding to mxe and then out the mxe 278 degree radial. The autoplt was engaged and we had just crossed mxe when the TCASII alerted an RA and instructed us to climb. As I grabbed the yoke and pulled back I saw briefly a -400 symbol in red indicated on the TCASII display. I stopped the climb at 10800 ft and then eased the aircraft up to 11000 ft as the captain told ZNY about the TCASII RA and our deviation from assigned altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 RECEIVED A TCASII RA AND EXECUTED THE AVOIDANCE MANEUVER NEAR MXE.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM PHL WE WERE HELD AT 10000 FT PROCEEDING TO MXE AND THEN OUT THE MXE 278 DEG RADIAL. THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED AND WE HAD JUST CROSSED MXE WHEN THE TCASII ALERTED AN RA AND INSTRUCTED US TO CLB. AS I GRABBED THE YOKE AND PULLED BACK I SAW BRIEFLY A -400 SYMBOL IN RED INDICATED ON THE TCASII DISPLAY. I STOPPED THE CLB AT 10800 FT AND THEN EASED THE ACFT UP TO 11000 FT AS THE CAPT TOLD ZNY ABOUT THE TCASII RA AND OUR DEV FROM ASSIGNED ALT.

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.