B727 RA TCASII simultaneous with controller directed heading assignment into conflict aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	449711
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl single value : 4400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jan.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	49711
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : instructor controller aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were on a vector heading 270 degrees. We were climbing through 4400 ft at 250 KTS at about 5000 FPM. We had been cleared to 10000 ft. We received an RA that told us not to climb. It indicated a target about 300 ft above and closing at about 10 O'clock position. At the same time, departure control told us to turn to 270 degrees. Another controller -- it sounded like the super -- told us to level at 4000 ft. My first officer told them that we were heading 270 degrees and that we were through 4400 ft. I made an evasive right turn. I exceeded 30 degrees of bank to lessen the climb rate and to stop the target from closing. We advised the controller of our RA and of our turn. The controller said he was aware of the RA. He apologized and mentioned something about training. It appears that they were aware of both aircraft and that we were vectored toward the conflict. They knew we were through 4400 ft (it is on their scope) when they told us to level at 4000 ft. They should have given us an immediate turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 RA TCASII SIMULTANEOUS WITH CTLR DIRECTED HDG ASSIGNMENT INTO CONFLICT ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VECTOR HDG 270 DEGS. WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 4400 FT AT 250 KTS AT ABOUT 5000 FPM. WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 10000 FT. WE RECEIVED AN RA THAT TOLD US NOT TO CLB. IT INDICATED A TARGET ABOUT 300 FT ABOVE AND CLOSING AT ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK POS. AT THE SAME TIME, DEP CTL TOLD US TO TURN TO 270 DEGS. ANOTHER CTLR -- IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SUPER -- TOLD US TO LEVEL AT 4000 FT. MY FO TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE HDG 270 DEGS AND THAT WE WERE THROUGH 4400 FT. I MADE AN EVASIVE R TURN. I EXCEEDED 30 DEGS OF BANK TO LESSEN THE CLB RATE AND TO STOP THE TARGET FROM CLOSING. WE ADVISED THE CTLR OF OUR RA AND OF OUR TURN. THE CTLR SAID HE WAS AWARE OF THE RA. HE APOLOGIZED AND MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT TRAINING. IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF BOTH ACFT AND THAT WE WERE VECTORED TOWARD THE CONFLICT. THEY KNEW WE WERE THROUGH 4400 FT (IT IS ON THEIR SCOPE) WHEN THEY TOLD US TO LEVEL AT 4000 FT. THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US AN IMMEDIATE TURN.

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.