An MD88 crew departing dfw responded to a climb RA, an near midair collision was the result.

Attributes
ACN	519355
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fuz.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Navigation In Use	other
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : tex7 fuz
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	519355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Departure dfw TEX7.fuz departure. We leveled at 10000 ft and were on a radar vector (fuz) of 280 degrees. WX was VMC with scattered showers and thunderstorms in area. We got a TCASII traffic alert, followed immediately by an RA to 'climb.' controller also called at this same time with TA, a climb to 17000 ft and a turn toward the north. I pulled up and followed the RA instructions and turned right. The TCASII indicated traffic 200 ft below and climbing. We never did see the traffic. We asked the controller about the event and he said that separation was never less than 500 ft and that he '(I) should have turned you earlier.' dfw departure control was notified of a possible near midair collision and upon arrival at den, collected all the information from me to complete an near midair collision report. Since we never saw the traffic, we do not know for sure how close the other aircraft came. All we know is that TCASII showed '-200 climbing,' indicating traffic 200 ft below and climbing towards us. Horizontal distance (clearance) is unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 CREW DEPARTING DFW RESPONDED TO A CLB RA, AN NMAC WAS THE RESULT.

Narrative: DEP DFW TEX7.FUZ DEP. WE LEVELED AT 10000 FT AND WERE ON A RADAR VECTOR (FUZ) OF 280 DEGS. WX WAS VMC WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN AREA. WE GOT A TCASII TFC ALERT, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN RA TO 'CLB.' CTLR ALSO CALLED AT THIS SAME TIME WITH TA, A CLB TO 17000 FT AND A TURN TOWARD THE N. I PULLED UP AND FOLLOWED THE RA INSTRUCTIONS AND TURNED R. THE TCASII INDICATED TFC 200 FT BELOW AND CLBING. WE NEVER DID SEE THE TFC. WE ASKED THE CTLR ABOUT THE EVENT AND HE SAID THAT SEPARATION WAS NEVER LESS THAN 500 FT AND THAT HE '(I) SHOULD HAVE TURNED YOU EARLIER.' DFW DEP CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE NMAC AND UPON ARR AT DEN, COLLECTED ALL THE INFO FROM ME TO COMPLETE AN NMAC RPT. SINCE WE NEVER SAW THE TFC, WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE HOW CLOSE THE OTHER ACFT CAME. ALL WE KNOW IS THAT TCASII SHOWED '-200 CLBING,' INDICATING TFC 200 FT BELOW AND CLBING TOWARDS US. HORIZ DISTANCE (CLRNC) IS UNKNOWN.

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.