B767 flight crew climb off FL290 cruise altitude in response to TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	545286
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : amg.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tracon : lszh.tracon
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j45.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout other cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	545286
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While in IMC, cruise, autoplt and altitude hold engaged at FL290, TCASII gave a TA immediately followed by 'climb' command. The captain responded immediately by disengaging the autoplt and initiating a climb. I notified ATC of TCASII RA and of our vacating FL290 in a climb. The captain climbed to FL295, the TCASII RA then disappeared. ZJX responded that there was traffic nearby at FL280. ZJX then descended us to FL290 where we continued the flight without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC CLB OFF FL290 CRUISE ALT IN RESPONSE TO TCASII RA.

Narrative: WHILE IN IMC, CRUISE, AUTOPLT AND ALT HOLD ENGAGED AT FL290, TCASII GAVE A TA IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY 'CLB' COMMAND. THE CAPT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY DISENGAGING THE AUTOPLT AND INITIATING A CLB. I NOTIFIED ATC OF TCASII RA AND OF OUR VACATING FL290 IN A CLB. THE CAPT CLBED TO FL295, THE TCASII RA THEN DISAPPEARED. ZJX RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS TFC NEARBY AT FL280. ZJX THEN DSNDED US TO FL290 WHERE WE CONTINUED THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.