MD80 departure from hou experienced TCASII RA immediately after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	610833
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou.tower
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	610833
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On takeoff from runway 30L at hobby, received RA to descend shortly after takeoff due to tower controled traffic. Tower assigned a right turn to heading 130 degrees. Passing 1200 ft in a right turn, we got a TCASII traffic call, followed by an immediate descend RA. We leveled off about 1400 ft and never saw the traffic. When we told tower of the RA, they said that traffic had us in sight. Tower did not inform us of the traffic before takeoff. We must have come within a few hundred ft vertically and 1 mi horizontally. This situation put us in a very confusing situation with not enough altitude to react to the RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DEP FROM HOU EXPERIENCED TCASII RA IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM RWY 30L AT HOBBY, RECEIVED RA TO DSND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF DUE TO TWR CTLED TFC. TWR ASSIGNED A R TURN TO HDG 130 DEGS. PASSING 1200 FT IN A R TURN, WE GOT A TCASII TFC CALL, FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE DSND RA. WE LEVELED OFF ABOUT 1400 FT AND NEVER SAW THE TFC. WHEN WE TOLD TWR OF THE RA, THEY SAID THAT TFC HAD US IN SIGHT. TWR DID NOT INFORM US OF THE TFC BEFORE TKOF. WE MUST HAVE COME WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FT VERTLY AND 1 MI HORIZLY. THIS SIT PUT US IN A VERY CONFUSING SIT WITH NOT ENOUGH ALT TO REACT TO THE RA.

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.