Narrative:

The first officer contacted hnl departure 118.3 at approximately 1500 ft AGL, while we were in a right turn to a 155 degree heading. Departure control instructed us to turn left to a 140 degree heading for traffic and climb maintain FL280. Departure control then asked us if we had the traffic in sight at 10-12 O'clock position at 5000 ft. We confirmed the traffic visually and on TCASII at 1200 ft above descending. Departure control replied our altitude was 3800 ft climbing, 'maintain visual separation.' when the DC9 approached it was still descending toward our altitude the TCASII replied 'traffic traffic.' almost immediately the TCASII RA issued a 'climb, climb, climb' warning and the red arc on the vsi was from 0-1000 ft up. I pitched up to 1200-1500 ft on the vsi. The RA was a solid red square and 300 ft descending. Shortly after passing 4000-4200 ft, the TCASII replied 'clear of conflict.' after passing 10000 ft, the first officer took control of the aircraft and the captain returned to the dp control frequency and told the controller that the traffic had been very close, and questioned whether he or the DC9 had indicated a traffic conflict. He replied 'negative.' I then heard the DC9 question the controller as to what altitude he had been cleared to and the controller responded '3000 ft'. The rest of the flight was normal, as was the approach and landing. Postflt inspection by the flight engineer and onboard flight mechanic, revealed nothing unusual. The aircraft then flew wffn-yssy (different crew). Elevator damage -- noted on postflt inspection in yssy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW HAD TCASII RA ON DEP IN HNL CLASS B.

Narrative: THE FO CONTACTED HNL DEP 118.3 AT APPROX 1500 FT AGL, WHILE WE WERE IN A R TURN TO A 155 DEG HDG. DEP CTL INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L TO A 140 DEG HDG FOR TFC AND CLB MAINTAIN FL280. DEP CTL THEN ASKED US IF WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT AT 10-12 O'CLOCK POS AT 5000 FT. WE CONFIRMED THE TFC VISUALLY AND ON TCASII AT 1200 FT ABOVE DSNDING. DEP CTL REPLIED OUR ALT WAS 3800 FT CLBING, 'MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION.' WHEN THE DC9 APCHED IT WAS STILL DSNDING TOWARD OUR ALT THE TCASII REPLIED 'TFC TFC.' ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE TCASII RA ISSUED A 'CLB, CLB, CLB' WARNING AND THE RED ARC ON THE VSI WAS FROM 0-1000 FT UP. I PITCHED UP TO 1200-1500 FT ON THE VSI. THE RA WAS A SOLID RED SQUARE AND 300 FT DSNDING. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING 4000-4200 FT, THE TCASII REPLIED 'CLR OF CONFLICT.' AFTER PASSING 10000 FT, THE FO TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND THE CAPT RETURNED TO THE DP CTL FREQ AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT THE TFC HAD BEEN VERY CLOSE, AND QUESTIONED WHETHER HE OR THE DC9 HAD INDICATED A TFC CONFLICT. HE REPLIED 'NEGATIVE.' I THEN HEARD THE DC9 QUESTION THE CTLR AS TO WHAT ALT HE HAD BEEN CLRED TO AND THE CTLR RESPONDED '3000 FT'. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS NORMAL, AS WAS THE APCH AND LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION BY THE FE AND ONBOARD FLT MECH, REVEALED NOTHING UNUSUAL. THE ACFT THEN FLEW WFFN-YSSY (DIFFERENT CREW). ELEVATOR DAMAGE -- NOTED ON POSTFLT INSPECTION IN YSSY.

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.