Narrative:

ZLC advised of traffic ahead and above. We called 'in sight.' ZLC asked if we would accept visual separation and continue climb. We accepted. PF had traffic in sight at 11:30 O'clock position. PNF had traffic in sight closer and above at 11 O'clock position. PF traded altitude for airspeed in climb and traffic alerted on TCASII. So pointed at traffic to confirm which was alert. Were continued climb rapidly through altitude of other traffic with visual avoidance. We were co-altitude only as we passed his level with visual contact. WX radar/TCASII was in 80 NM range for night WX avoidance. This slightly slowed TCASII alert capability. PNF had visual contact with traffic throughout this incident. PF originally had conflict aircraft obscured by cockpit window frame. Later PF had visual contact with conflict traffic. Lesson learned: PNF and PF should better confirm between them the traffic to visually avoid before accepting visual avoidance. At night, I would be very reluctant to accept such a clearance again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC SUFFERS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT DURING A VISUAL CLB CLRNC THROUGH 15000 FT WITH THE WRONG TFC IN SIGHT DURING INITIAL POINTOUT NEAR FFU, UT.

Narrative: ZLC ADVISED OF TFC AHEAD AND ABOVE. WE CALLED 'IN SIGHT.' ZLC ASKED IF WE WOULD ACCEPT VISUAL SEPARATION AND CONTINUE CLB. WE ACCEPTED. PF HAD TFC IN SIGHT AT 11:30 O'CLOCK POS. PNF HAD TFC IN SIGHT CLOSER AND ABOVE AT 11 O'CLOCK POS. PF TRADED ALT FOR AIRSPD IN CLB AND TFC ALERTED ON TCASII. SO POINTED AT TFC TO CONFIRM WHICH WAS ALERT. WERE CONTINUED CLB RAPIDLY THROUGH ALT OF OTHER TFC WITH VISUAL AVOIDANCE. WE WERE CO-ALT ONLY AS WE PASSED HIS LEVEL WITH VISUAL CONTACT. WX RADAR/TCASII WAS IN 80 NM RANGE FOR NIGHT WX AVOIDANCE. THIS SLIGHTLY SLOWED TCASII ALERT CAPABILITY. PNF HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH TFC THROUGHOUT THIS INCIDENT. PF ORIGINALLY HAD CONFLICT ACFT OBSCURED BY COCKPIT WINDOW FRAME. LATER PF HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH CONFLICT TFC. LESSON LEARNED: PNF AND PF SHOULD BETTER CONFIRM BTWN THEM THE TFC TO VISUALLY AVOID BEFORE ACCEPTING VISUAL AVOIDANCE. AT NIGHT, I WOULD BE VERY RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT SUCH A CLRNC AGAIN.

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.