An MD82 flight crew received a TCASII RA and took evasive action near psx VOR.

Attributes
ACN	440010
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : psx.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	440010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	vertical : 700
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled MD80 FL290, received RA 'climb, climb.' departed FL290, saw another aircraft on TCASII and then visually. He in sight, in left climbing turn toward us from 10 O'clock position. Advised ATC of our RA and that we had departed our assigned altitude. We leveled FL297 and other aircraft passed beneath us registering -700 ft on TCASII. Upon our contact to ATC, the controller told other aircraft to immediately descend to FL280. We did return to FL290 when RA resolved. Flight continued on normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD82 FLC RECEIVED A TCASII RA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION NEAR PSX VOR.

Narrative: SCHEDULED MD80 FL290, RECEIVED RA 'CLB, CLB.' DEPARTED FL290, SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON TCASII AND THEN VISUALLY. HE IN SIGHT, IN L CLBING TURN TOWARD US FROM 10 O'CLOCK POS. ADVISED ATC OF OUR RA AND THAT WE HAD DEPARTED OUR ASSIGNED ALT. WE LEVELED FL297 AND OTHER ACFT PASSED BENEATH US REGISTERING -700 FT ON TCASII. UPON OUR CONTACT TO ATC, THE CTLR TOLD OTHER ACFT TO IMMEDIATELY DSND TO FL280. WE DID RETURN TO FL290 WHEN RA RESOLVED. FLT CONTINUED ON NORMALLY.

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.