MDT GIVEN TA OF LTT CLBING TO 10000 FT AS THEY WERE DSNDING TO 11000 FT. SIGHTED TFC; RECEIVED TCASII RA; CLBED.

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INBOUND TO EWR ON YARDLEY 2 ARR SW OF SOMTO INTXN AT 13000 FT; WORKING ZDC. ADVISED BY CTR OF AN LTT LEVEL 14000 FT SAME DIRECTION PASSING OVERHEAD. ADVISED TFC IN SIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE WERE TOLD TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 11000 FT. WE COMPLIED. AT THIS POINT WE WERE TOLD OF ADDITIONAL TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK AND APPROX 4 MI CLBING TO 10000 FT. WE ADVISED TFC IN SIGHT. AT THIS POINT WE RECEIVED TCASII RA 'CLB; CLB; CLB' AND COMPLIED WITH TCASII RA. FO SO ADVISED ZDC. WE CLBED FROM 11000 TO 11300 FT. TCASII THEN ADVISED 'CLR OF CONFLICT' AND WE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO 11000 FT. AT THIS POINT CTR TOOK US OFF THE ARR AND TOLD US TO FLY A 090 DEG HDG. WE COMPLIED. AS WE ROLLED OUT ON ASSIGNED HDG WE WERE GIVEN A NEW HDG TO REJOIN THE ARR AND AT THIS POINT WERE HANDED OFF TO NEW YORK CTR WHO TOLD US ZDC WANTED US TO CALL. WE COMPLIED AND CALLED UPON ARR AT EWR. SPOKE WITH MR X THE AREA WATCH SUPVR AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR RESPONDING TO OUR TCASII RA CAUSED A LOSS OF VERT SEPARATION AND HAD SET OFF THEIR 'SNITCH MACHINE' AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FILE A RPT. NOTIFIED COMPANY OF PHONE CALL AND CONTACT ALPA REP THE FOLLOWING DAY.