SJS32 crew had TCASII RA in fay class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	538762
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sdz.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fay.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v54.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fay.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	538762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departure west from SOP on V54 at assigned altitude of 6000 ft. Observing a target approaching slightly below us on TCASII. As target closed went to 6 NM range and continued to observe closure. Target showed to be approximately 100 ft below us and converging head-on. No sight of target at any point. I turned on all external lights at approximately 3 mi from target. As target actually passed below and behind us, a second target appeared on TCASII, which triggered evasive action (TCASII directed 'climb'), resulting in a deviation of some 600 ft above our assigned altitude. Don't know if the second target was a phantom or perhaps military traffic originating from mackall army airfield. In any event, no mention was made of our altitude bust by ATC, nor did they issue any traffic alerts. Remainder of flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SJS32 CREW HAD TCASII RA IN FAY CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEP W FROM SOP ON V54 AT ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT. OBSERVING A TARGET APCHING SLIGHTLY BELOW US ON TCASII. AS TARGET CLOSED WENT TO 6 NM RANGE AND CONTINUED TO OBSERVE CLOSURE. TARGET SHOWED TO BE APPROX 100 FT BELOW US AND CONVERGING HEAD-ON. NO SIGHT OF TARGET AT ANY POINT. I TURNED ON ALL EXTERNAL LIGHTS AT APPROX 3 MI FROM TARGET. AS TARGET ACTUALLY PASSED BELOW AND BEHIND US, A SECOND TARGET APPEARED ON TCASII, WHICH TRIGGERED EVASIVE ACTION (TCASII DIRECTED 'CLB'), RESULTING IN A DEV OF SOME 600 FT ABOVE OUR ASSIGNED ALT. DON'T KNOW IF THE SECOND TARGET WAS A PHANTOM OR PERHAPS MIL TFC ORIGINATING FROM MACKALL ARMY AIRFIELD. IN ANY EVENT, NO MENTION WAS MADE OF OUR ALT BUST BY ATC, NOR DID THEY ISSUE ANY TFC ALERTS. REMAINDER OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.