An MD88 flight crew received a TCASII RA on climb from lga.

Attributes
ACN	446720
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lga.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.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 sid : lga 8
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	446720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2600 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Climbing out on lga 8 departure at 10000 ft MSL, cleared to 12000 ft. Controller gave us a turn to 220 degrees, then started calling 'ATR' traffic to us. There was a broken layer of clouds from 9000-11000 ft. Controller apparently saw a conflict and gave us a turn farther left to 180 degrees while calling traffic, but we were IMC and couldn't see the ATR aircraft. We received an RA with a 1500 FPM climb, which we complied with. Traffic was at same altitude and passed within 1/2 mi. We never saw the traffic and level at 12000 ft and notified controller of the RA. The controller said turn wasn't tight enough, but I would say it was just bad controling with the IMC contributed to the near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 FLC RECEIVED A TCASII RA ON CLB FROM LGA.

Narrative: CLBING OUT ON LGA 8 DEP AT 10000 FT MSL, CLRED TO 12000 FT. CTLR GAVE US A TURN TO 220 DEGS, THEN STARTED CALLING 'ATR' TFC TO US. THERE WAS A BROKEN LAYER OF CLOUDS FROM 9000-11000 FT. CTLR APPARENTLY SAW A CONFLICT AND GAVE US A TURN FARTHER L TO 180 DEGS WHILE CALLING TFC, BUT WE WERE IMC AND COULDN'T SEE THE ATR ACFT. WE RECEIVED AN RA WITH A 1500 FPM CLB, WHICH WE COMPLIED WITH. TFC WAS AT SAME ALT AND PASSED WITHIN 1/2 MI. WE NEVER SAW THE TFC AND LEVEL AT 12000 FT AND NOTIFIED CTLR OF THE RA. THE CTLR SAID TURN WASN'T TIGHT ENOUGH, BUT I WOULD SAY IT WAS JUST BAD CTLING WITH THE IMC CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEAR MISS.

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.