B757 flight crew has TCASII RA while departing from lgb.

Attributes
ACN	592738
Time
Date	200309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	592738
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	592909
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We departed runway 30 at lgb, turned to 180 degrees and climbed to 3000 ft. We were switched to socal. After checking in, were told to identify, then given a traffic alert for traffic at the same altitude at 1 O'clock position, 1.5 NM and an immediate climb to 4000 ft. We then got a TA followed immediately by a 'descend' RA. We picked up the traffic visually. We were already above the traffic and before we could respond to the descend RA, it switched to a 'monitor vertical speed' RA with the ivsi red below zero. We continued our climb to 4000 ft. The traffic passed below and ahead of us. We had several other traffic calls from ATC, one of which required a request for a turn to avoid the traffic. I do not know if everyone else is having the traffic conflicts that I am at sna and lgb, but I have a conflict about every 4TH trip into the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS TCASII RA WHILE DEPARTING FROM LGB.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 30 AT LGB, TURNED TO 180 DEGS AND CLBED TO 3000 FT. WE WERE SWITCHED TO SOCAL. AFTER CHKING IN, WERE TOLD TO IDENT, THEN GIVEN A TFC ALERT FOR TFC AT THE SAME ALT AT 1 O'CLOCK POS, 1.5 NM AND AN IMMEDIATE CLB TO 4000 FT. WE THEN GOT A TA FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A 'DSND' RA. WE PICKED UP THE TFC VISUALLY. WE WERE ALREADY ABOVE THE TFC AND BEFORE WE COULD RESPOND TO THE DSND RA, IT SWITCHED TO A 'MONITOR VERT SPD' RA WITH THE IVSI RED BELOW ZERO. WE CONTINUED OUR CLB TO 4000 FT. THE TFC PASSED BELOW AND AHEAD OF US. WE HAD SEVERAL OTHER TFC CALLS FROM ATC, ONE OF WHICH REQUIRED A REQUEST FOR A TURN TO AVOID THE TFC. I DO NOT KNOW IF EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING THE TFC CONFLICTS THAT I AM AT SNA AND LGB, BUT I HAVE A CONFLICT ABOUT EVERY 4TH TRIP INTO THE AREA.

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.