Narrative:

I was first officer on flight. I was PF. Departed runway 26L at elp. Initial clearance, left turn 120 degrees, climb to 7000 ft. Next clearance, climb to 8000 ft. Next clearance, left turn 090 degrees climb to 17000 ft. In this turn, we received TA about 2 mi ahead and 700 ft above. Descend alert. At same time, ATC gave TA to us and we could hear bells and whistles in backgnd of their transmission, suspect ATC traffic alert. Complied with RA. Observed traffic pass off right side of our aircraft at same altitude, less than 1 mi separation. Advised ATC of our RA compliance. The traffic was a helicopter. Helicopter pilot made comment about our flight path. I believe our ATC directed clearance, of the turn and climb, put us in conflict with the helicopter. Clear of conflict, we continued on course and climbed to 17000 ft. The WX was VFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 ON ELP DEP CTL VECTORS RESPONDED TO TCASII RA.

Narrative: I WAS FO ON FLT. I WAS PF. DEPARTED RWY 26L AT ELP. INITIAL CLRNC, L TURN 120 DEGS, CLB TO 7000 FT. NEXT CLRNC, CLB TO 8000 FT. NEXT CLRNC, L TURN 090 DEGS CLB TO 17000 FT. IN THIS TURN, WE RECEIVED TA ABOUT 2 MI AHEAD AND 700 FT ABOVE. DSND ALERT. AT SAME TIME, ATC GAVE TA TO US AND WE COULD HEAR BELLS AND WHISTLES IN BACKGND OF THEIR XMISSION, SUSPECT ATC TFC ALERT. COMPLIED WITH RA. OBSERVED TFC PASS OFF R SIDE OF OUR ACFT AT SAME ALT, LESS THAN 1 MI SEPARATION. ADVISED ATC OF OUR RA COMPLIANCE. THE TFC WAS A HELI. HELI PLT MADE COMMENT ABOUT OUR FLT PATH. I BELIEVE OUR ATC DIRECTED CLRNC, OF THE TURN AND CLB, PUT US IN CONFLICT WITH THE HELI. CLR OF CONFLICT, WE CONTINUED ON COURSE AND CLBED TO 17000 FT. THE WX WAS VFR.

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.