MD80 crew and another aircraft had a TCASII RA in ZNY class a at the ZBW control boundary.

Attributes
ACN	616802
Time
Date	200405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : hnk.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	616802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Level at FL370, approximately 20 mi west of hnk VOR, we received a traffic alert through TCASII. The traffic was in our 1 O'clock position, approximately level at approximately 6 mi. The center gave us a left turn 15 degrees left, at the same time we received an RA and TCASII instruction to climb. At FL370 in an MD80, you cannot climb much higher, so we kept in a turn. We received clear of conflict approximately after 20 degrees of turn and 150 ft of altitude gain. We told center we were responding to an RA. The controller immediately gave us a frequency change and a phone number. We called the phone number upon landing and were told by ZBW that there was a center operational error by new york in the handoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW AND ANOTHER ACFT HAD A TCASII RA IN ZNY CLASS A AT THE ZBW CTL BOUNDARY.

Narrative: LEVEL AT FL370, APPROX 20 MI W OF HNK VOR, WE RECEIVED A TFC ALERT THROUGH TCASII. THE TFC WAS IN OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS, APPROX LEVEL AT APPROX 6 MI. THE CTR GAVE US A L TURN 15 DEGS L, AT THE SAME TIME WE RECEIVED AN RA AND TCASII INSTRUCTION TO CLB. AT FL370 IN AN MD80, YOU CANNOT CLB MUCH HIGHER, SO WE KEPT IN A TURN. WE RECEIVED CLR OF CONFLICT APPROX AFTER 20 DEGS OF TURN AND 150 FT OF ALT GAIN. WE TOLD CTR WE WERE RESPONDING TO AN RA. THE CTLR IMMEDIATELY GAVE US A FREQ CHANGE AND A PHONE NUMBER. WE CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER UPON LNDG AND WERE TOLD BY ZBW THAT THERE WAS A CTR OPERROR BY NEW YORK IN THE HDOF.

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.