A B757 crew, restr to 6000 ft, departing dfw, received a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	532704
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	532704
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On departure from dfw ATC vectored us close to VFR traffic at 6500 ft between dfw and ftw approximately 9 mi west of dfw. We were restr to 6000 ft about a 270 degree heading when the cessna turned to the right and passed within a half mi to our left and 500 ft above causing 2 RA's on TCASII. After given a frequency change I asked departure why the cessna was there in orbit. He stated it was for law enforcement. Before leaving frequency I heard 2 other aircraft receive vectors and altitude restrs to avoid him. I recommend that the departure corridor be kept clear of such traffic. Our flight encountered a moderate wake turbulence event while at 6000 ft after passing the traffic. We would not have encountered it in climb. The wake was from a heavy B767-300ER to hnl who was 13 DME ahead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, RESTR TO 6000 FT, DEPARTING DFW, RECEIVED A TCASII RA.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM DFW ATC VECTORED US CLOSE TO VFR TFC AT 6500 FT BTWN DFW AND FTW APPROX 9 MI W OF DFW. WE WERE RESTR TO 6000 FT ABOUT A 270 DEG HDG WHEN THE CESSNA TURNED TO THE R AND PASSED WITHIN A HALF MI TO OUR L AND 500 FT ABOVE CAUSING 2 RA'S ON TCASII. AFTER GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE I ASKED DEP WHY THE CESSNA WAS THERE IN ORBIT. HE STATED IT WAS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. BEFORE LEAVING FREQ I HEARD 2 OTHER ACFT RECEIVE VECTORS AND ALT RESTRS TO AVOID HIM. I RECOMMEND THAT THE DEP CORRIDOR BE KEPT CLR OF SUCH TFC. OUR FLT ENCOUNTERED A MODERATE WAKE TURB EVENT WHILE AT 6000 FT AFTER PASSING THE TFC. WE WOULD NOT HAVE ENCOUNTERED IT IN CLB. THE WAKE WAS FROM A HVY B767-300ER TO HNL WHO WAS 13 DME AHEAD.

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.