MD80 flight crew has a TCAS RA while departure lga.

Attributes
ACN	691579
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : lanna
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
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	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	691579
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

After departing lga; we were given a clearance of 'climb to 17000 ft.' the departure controller also warned of 'traffic at 12 O'clock position descending to 14000 ft.' I answered; 'searching.' I never saw the traffic. We received an RA approaching 13000 ft commanding a descent. At the same time departure control gave us a right turn to 300 degrees. Captain followed the descend command and began a turn to 300 degrees. While continuing to look for the traffic. I confirmed the clearance to turn right to 300 degrees and notified departure that we were responding to 'TCAS' and descending. The other aircraft spotted us; and when departure control determined we were clear we were told to turn back to lanna and climb to 17000 ft. The rest of the trip was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A TCAS RA WHILE DEP LGA.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING LGA; WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC OF 'CLB TO 17000 FT.' THE DEP CTLR ALSO WARNED OF 'TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK POS DSNDING TO 14000 FT.' I ANSWERED; 'SEARCHING.' I NEVER SAW THE TFC. WE RECEIVED AN RA APCHING 13000 FT COMMANDING A DSCNT. AT THE SAME TIME DEP CTL GAVE US A R TURN TO 300 DEGS. CAPT FOLLOWED THE DSND COMMAND AND BEGAN A TURN TO 300 DEGS. WHILE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR THE TFC. I CONFIRMED THE CLRNC TO TURN R TO 300 DEGS AND NOTIFIED DEP THAT WE WERE RESPONDING TO 'TCAS' AND DSNDING. THE OTHER ACFT SPOTTED US; AND WHEN DEP CTL DETERMINED WE WERE CLR WE WERE TOLD TO TURN BACK TO LANNA AND CLB TO 17000 FT. THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.