Air carrier on final alerted to helicopter who would remain clear of localizer. TCASII RA sounds.

Attributes
ACN	205249
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll tower : fwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	205249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	205227
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 700 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach runway 27 ILS fll, tower instructed a helicopter that was sbound on the coast at low altitude to remain north of the runway 27 centerline. TCASII RA sounded. I leveled aircraft then climbed slightly to conform to TCASII vector. First officer had visual on helicopter which made a hard over turn back to the wnw just north of the runway 27 centerline. I also had a visual on helicopter briefly. After I ascertained helicopter was no longer a threat I made a normal approach and landing. Helicopter range approximately 7-1000 1 O'clock low when I saw him, my aircraft position approximately 2.5 DME on localizer. Notified tower of incident. First officer queried helicopter course intention this query caused an immediate turn wnw from the helicopter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON FINAL ALERTED TO HELI WHO WOULD REMAIN CLR OF LOC. TCASII RA SOUNDS.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH RWY 27 ILS FLL, TWR INSTRUCTED A HELI THAT WAS SBOUND ON THE COAST AT LOW ALT TO REMAIN N OF THE RWY 27 CTRLINE. TCASII RA SOUNDED. I LEVELED ACFT THEN CLBED SLIGHTLY TO CONFORM TO TCASII VECTOR. FO HAD VISUAL ON HELI WHICH MADE A HARD OVER TURN BACK TO THE WNW JUST N OF THE RWY 27 CTRLINE. I ALSO HAD A VISUAL ON HELI BRIEFLY. AFTER I ASCERTAINED HELI WAS NO LONGER A THREAT I MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. HELI RANGE APPROX 7-1000 1 O'CLOCK LOW WHEN I SAW HIM, MY ACFT POS APPROX 2.5 DME ON LOC. NOTIFIED TWR OF INCIDENT. FO QUERIED HELI COURSE INTENTION THIS QUERY CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE TURN WNW FROM THE HELI.

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.