A B737 crew on arrival to sat responded to a TCASII climb RA.

Attributes
ACN	519539
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat.tracon
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : lemig.lemig 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	519539
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other other
Miss Distance	vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flight hrl-sat 6000 ft on leming 1 arrival. We were on a 310 degree heading off of elkay intersection for a visual or ILS approach to runway 12R sat. Sat approach control reported VFR traffic at our 1 - 2 O'clock position restr at 5500 ft passing right to left. We were in the tops of a broken cloud layer and commented to each other that it was going to be hard to see the aircraft and we doubted that he was actually complying with far cloud separation criteria. At about the same time we received a TCASII RA. My map mode was selected on the 10 mi range and I saw a target on the nose of our aircraft 400 ft below us in a climb. The captain complied with the RA and told approach we had an RA and were climbing. As we started the climb we heard a crash in the forward galley. The head flight attendant fell and hurt her hand. We returned to our altitude and continued for landing. Paramedics were called for the flight attendant. I do not believe the other aircraft was complying with FARS. I also think he was probably climbing to avoid a cloud top and climbed into our path. The aircraft was a king air twin engine turboprop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CREW ON ARR TO SAT RESPONDED TO A TCASII CLB RA.

Narrative: FLT HRL-SAT 6000 FT ON LEMING 1 ARR. WE WERE ON A 310 DEG HDG OFF OF ELKAY INTXN FOR A VISUAL OR ILS APCH TO RWY 12R SAT. SAT APCH CTL RPTED VFR TFC AT OUR 1 - 2 O'CLOCK POS RESTR AT 5500 FT PASSING R TO L. WE WERE IN THE TOPS OF A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER AND COMMENTED TO EACH OTHER THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD TO SEE THE ACFT AND WE DOUBTED THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY COMPLYING WITH FAR CLOUD SEPARATION CRITERIA. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA. MY MAP MODE WAS SELECTED ON THE 10 MI RANGE AND I SAW A TARGET ON THE NOSE OF OUR ACFT 400 FT BELOW US IN A CLB. THE CAPT COMPLIED WITH THE RA AND TOLD APCH WE HAD AN RA AND WERE CLBING. AS WE STARTED THE CLB WE HEARD A CRASH IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE HEAD FLT ATTENDANT FELL AND HURT HER HAND. WE RETURNED TO OUR ALT AND CONTINUED FOR LNDG. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OTHER ACFT WAS COMPLYING WITH FARS. I ALSO THINK HE WAS PROBABLY CLBING TO AVOID A CLOUD TOP AND CLBED INTO OUR PATH. THE ACFT WAS A KING AIR TWIN ENG TURBOPROP.

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.