Traffic conflict during climb at FL317 resulting in an avoidance maneuver directed by TCASII.

Attributes
ACN	656487
Time
Date	200505
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jhw.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31500 msl bound upper : 31700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	656487
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were flight abb roc-ZZZ in climb. With ZOB passing approximately FL315 going to FL330. We received TCASII advisory 'traffic; traffic.' TCASII showing aircraft 12-1 O'clock position. Passing FL317 we received an RA 'climb; crossing; climb' with a call from ZOB asking if we could level at FL300. At this point (too late) I accomplished the appropriate procedure as outlined in our company flight manual until TCASII announced; 'clear of traffic.' talked to the next controller after handoff (next sector). He stated previous ARTCC was in error and had some confusion as to our cleared altitude and said there was no action necessary on our part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT DURING CLB AT FL317 RESULTING IN AN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER DIRECTED BY TCASII.

Narrative: WE WERE FLT ABB ROC-ZZZ IN CLB. WITH ZOB PASSING APPROX FL315 GOING TO FL330. WE RECEIVED TCASII ADVISORY 'TFC; TFC.' TCASII SHOWING ACFT 12-1 O'CLOCK POS. PASSING FL317 WE RECEIVED AN RA 'CLB; XING; CLB' WITH A CALL FROM ZOB ASKING IF WE COULD LEVEL AT FL300. AT THIS POINT (TOO LATE) I ACCOMPLISHED THE APPROPRIATE PROC AS OUTLINED IN OUR COMPANY FLT MANUAL UNTIL TCASII ANNOUNCED; 'CLR OF TFC.' TALKED TO THE NEXT CTLR AFTER HDOF (NEXT SECTOR). HE STATED PREVIOUS ARTCC WAS IN ERROR AND HAD SOME CONFUSION AS TO OUR CLRED ALT AND SAID THERE WAS NO ACTION NECESSARY ON OUR PART.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.