B777 crew, on approach to ewr, responded to a climb RA from TCASII.

Attributes
ACN	546331
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	546331
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Given a vector towards final, approximately 050 degrees, the vector was directly at the cessna traffic! TRACON error. Almost immediate TCASII RA to climb, we were just 300 ft above and approaching crossing cessna. RA resulted in 800 ft climb. During RA, I advised ATC of climb. No response. After RA, I notified ATC that returning to 7000 ft. All normal RA procedures followed appropriately by PF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CREW, ON APCH TO EWR, RESPONDED TO A CLB RA FROM TCASII.

Narrative: GIVEN A VECTOR TOWARDS FINAL, APPROX 050 DEGS, THE VECTOR WAS DIRECTLY AT THE CESSNA TFC! TRACON ERROR. ALMOST IMMEDIATE TCASII RA TO CLB, WE WERE JUST 300 FT ABOVE AND APCHING XING CESSNA. RA RESULTED IN 800 FT CLB. DURING RA, I ADVISED ATC OF CLB. NO RESPONSE. AFTER RA, I NOTIFIED ATC THAT RETURNING TO 7000 FT. ALL NORMAL RA PROCS FOLLOWED APPROPRIATELY BY PF.

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.