B737 crew had TCASII RA on climb out of rno in ZOA class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	467550
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : laa.vortac
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16200 msl bound upper : 17500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : waggie 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	467550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 1300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

TCASII RA. On departure from rno, wagge 1 departure, lovelock transition, climbing through 16200 ft for assigned altitude 17000 ft, we had a TCASII RA for traffic at our 10 O'clock and approximately 4 mi about 1300 ft above us, level. At the first traffic alert, I reduced vertical speed to 800 KTS but got the RA anyway. Controller was busy with other traffic and did not call out this traffic. We descended about 500 ft per TCASII command, notified the controller, and continued on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAD TCASII RA ON CLBOUT OF RNO IN ZOA CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TCASII RA. ON DEP FROM RNO, WAGGE 1 DEP, LOVELOCK TRANSITION, CLBING THROUGH 16200 FT FOR ASSIGNED ALT 17000 FT, WE HAD A TCASII RA FOR TFC AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK AND APPROX 4 MI ABOUT 1300 FT ABOVE US, LEVEL. AT THE FIRST TFC ALERT, I REDUCED VERT SPD TO 800 KTS BUT GOT THE RA ANYWAY. CTLR WAS BUSY WITH OTHER TFC AND DID NOT CALL OUT THIS TFC. WE DSNDED ABOUT 500 FT PER TCASII COMMAND, NOTIFIED THE CTLR, AND CONTINUED ON.

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.