A300 on WX deviation receives TCASII RA in havana non radar airspace.

Attributes
ACN	570105
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : selek
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 34000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : muph.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : muph.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	570105
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	569905
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : took evasive action other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

While flying a filed direct route to selek intersection, needed to deviate east for a large area of WX. Called and got permission to deviate from cenamer control and havana center, which we were about to enter their airspace. About 2 mins after starting the deviation, got a TA traffic alert. Shortly after, got an RA descend alert. We did so with traffic in sight, down about 1500 ft until conflict was resolved. Notified havana center which we had just switched to. Other aircraft was coming from kingston airspace, probably deviating as well. Was never notified of traffic, but was in a non radar environment as well as the intersection of 3 different airspaces. Seatbelt was on -- no injuries or complaints. Returned to altitude and continued to mia.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 ON WX DEV RECEIVES TCASII RA IN HAVANA NON RADAR AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A FILED DIRECT RTE TO SELEK INTXN, NEEDED TO DEVIATE E FOR A LARGE AREA OF WX. CALLED AND GOT PERMISSION TO DEVIATE FROM CENAMER CTL AND HAVANA CTR, WHICH WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER THEIR AIRSPACE. ABOUT 2 MINS AFTER STARTING THE DEV, GOT A TA TFC ALERT. SHORTLY AFTER, GOT AN RA DSND ALERT. WE DID SO WITH TFC IN SIGHT, DOWN ABOUT 1500 FT UNTIL CONFLICT WAS RESOLVED. NOTIFIED HAVANA CTR WHICH WE HAD JUST SWITCHED TO. OTHER ACFT WAS COMING FROM KINGSTON AIRSPACE, PROBABLY DEVIATING AS WELL. WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF TFC, BUT WAS IN A NON RADAR ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE INTXN OF 3 DIFFERENT AIRSPACES. SEATBELT WAS ON -- NO INJURIES OR COMPLAINTS. RETURNED TO ALT AND CONTINUED TO MIA.

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.