MD80 flight crew has a TCAS RA while departure from runway 29R fat.

Attributes
ACN	696083
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fat.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 : fat.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	696083
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	696221
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff from fat; we were climbing out and were issued a clearance to climb to 10000 ft and to turn left from the runway heading (runway 29R) to 120 degrees. As we approached the 120 degree heading we were climbing through approximately 6000 ft. An aircraft appeared on the TCAS display that was inside the 3 mi range (I estimate about 1.5 mi away) and we had less than 1000 ft vertical separation from the target. TCAS issued an RA to descend now and the arc on the vsi was at approximately 2500 FPM descending. I immediately clicked off the autoplt and pushed the aircraft over to about 5-8 degrees below the horizon. As I pushed the aircraft over; I saw the target on TCAS right in front of us and was extremely close according to the TCAS. I immediately turned the aircraft left and used between 20-45 degrees of bank to get clear of the conflict. During this time I had the first officer advise ATC that we were responding to an RA and when he could get a word in (ATC was very busy). ATC then advised us when able to turn on course and climb to 10000 ft. I spoke with the flight attendant and they said no passenger asked them any questions about the incident. It appears that the first officer and I were the only ones who knew anything happened. The rest of the flight proceeded without any problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A TCAS RA WHILE DEP FROM RWY 29R FAT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM FAT; WE WERE CLBING OUT AND WERE ISSUED A CLRNC TO CLB TO 10000 FT AND TO TURN L FROM THE RWY HDG (RWY 29R) TO 120 DEGS. AS WE APCHED THE 120 DEG HDG WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 6000 FT. AN ACFT APPEARED ON THE TCAS DISPLAY THAT WAS INSIDE THE 3 MI RANGE (I ESTIMATE ABOUT 1.5 MI AWAY) AND WE HAD LESS THAN 1000 FT VERT SEPARATION FROM THE TARGET. TCAS ISSUED AN RA TO DSND NOW AND THE ARC ON THE VSI WAS AT APPROX 2500 FPM DSNDING. I IMMEDIATELY CLICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND PUSHED THE ACFT OVER TO ABOUT 5-8 DEGS BELOW THE HORIZON. AS I PUSHED THE ACFT OVER; I SAW THE TARGET ON TCAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US AND WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE ACCORDING TO THE TCAS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ACFT L AND USED BTWN 20-45 DEGS OF BANK TO GET CLR OF THE CONFLICT. DURING THIS TIME I HAD THE FO ADVISE ATC THAT WE WERE RESPONDING TO AN RA AND WHEN HE COULD GET A WORD IN (ATC WAS VERY BUSY). ATC THEN ADVISED US WHEN ABLE TO TURN ON COURSE AND CLB TO 10000 FT. I SPOKE WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THEY SAID NO PAX ASKED THEM ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INCIDENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE FO AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNEW ANYTHING HAPPENED. THE REST OF THE FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS.

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.