A climbing B737-200 flies within 400 ft vertically, passing under a bonanza that was VFR through the class B airspace at 8500 ft. Departure controller had vectored the air carrier directly at the bonanza. Mco, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	458431
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco.tracon
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458431
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
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:

Were given a climb to 8000 ft, heading 070 degrees to 360 degrees, then to 340 degrees. Climbing and turning through 050 degrees, we were advised of traffic at 8500 ft and we reconfirmed our clearance of 8000 ft with ATC. The 360 degree turn put us on a direct intercept course with the traffic. Climbing through 7000 ft, I reduced the first officer rate of climb to 500 FPM. We had visual contact with the small aircraft at all times. Passing 7500 ft, we received an RA to 'reduce climb,' but we both had a visual on/with traffic above us. Climbed to 8000 ft and passed aircraft with 400 ft separation vertically. Our 250 KTS quickly put the traffic behind us. ATC gave us a climb to higher altitude. The noise level in the cockpit -- especially during climb out -- can cause problems with verbal warnings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CLBING B737-200 FLIES WITHIN 400 FT VERTLY, PASSING UNDER A BONANZA THAT WAS VFR THROUGH THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 8500 FT. DEP CTLR HAD VECTORED THE ACR DIRECTLY AT THE BONANZA. MCO, FL.

Narrative: WERE GIVEN A CLB TO 8000 FT, HDG 070 DEGS TO 360 DEGS, THEN TO 340 DEGS. CLBING AND TURNING THROUGH 050 DEGS, WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC AT 8500 FT AND WE RECONFIRMED OUR CLRNC OF 8000 FT WITH ATC. THE 360 DEG TURN PUT US ON A DIRECT INTERCEPT COURSE WITH THE TFC. CLBING THROUGH 7000 FT, I REDUCED THE FO RATE OF CLB TO 500 FPM. WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE SMA AT ALL TIMES. PASSING 7500 FT, WE RECEIVED AN RA TO 'REDUCE CLB,' BUT WE BOTH HAD A VISUAL ON/WITH TFC ABOVE US. CLBED TO 8000 FT AND PASSED ACFT WITH 400 FT SEPARATION VERTLY. OUR 250 KTS QUICKLY PUT THE TFC BEHIND US. ATC GAVE US A CLB TO HIGHER ALT. THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE COCKPIT -- ESPECIALLY DURING CLBOUT -- CAN CAUSE PROBS WITH VERBAL WARNINGS.

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.