DC9-30 flight crew follows TCASII RA's to avoid military F14 traffic.

Attributes
ACN	438891
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orl.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27700 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Tomcat (F14)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	438891
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During cruise at FL280 over orl VOR, heading north in a DC9-30, ATC pointed out some traffic. An F14 was at FL290 5 mi off our left, on a slowly converging course. As he came closer, the pilot rolled the F14, losing 400 ft, and causing an RA on our TCASII. He continued high bank maneuvers as he crossed our nose, causing 2 more RA's. We descended 300 ft to comply with the RA's and notified ZJX. ATC confirmed altitude deviation and queried him. We both returned to our assigned altitudes as he cleared off our right side. This kind of behavior should not be tolerated -- ever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 FLC FOLLOWS TCASII RA'S TO AVOID MIL F14 TFC.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT FL280 OVER ORL VOR, HDG N IN A DC9-30, ATC POINTED OUT SOME TFC. AN F14 WAS AT FL290 5 MI OFF OUR L, ON A SLOWLY CONVERGING COURSE. AS HE CAME CLOSER, THE PLT ROLLED THE F14, LOSING 400 FT, AND CAUSING AN RA ON OUR TCASII. HE CONTINUED HIGH BANK MANEUVERS AS HE CROSSED OUR NOSE, CAUSING 2 MORE RA'S. WE DSNDED 300 FT TO COMPLY WITH THE RA'S AND NOTIFIED ZJX. ATC CONFIRMED ALTDEV AND QUERIED HIM. WE BOTH RETURNED TO OUR ASSIGNED ALTS AS HE CLRED OFF OUR R SIDE. THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED -- EVER.

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.