Medium large transport on approach has TCASII RA. Responds but must then make go around.

Attributes
ACN	275353
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	275353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We had been cleared for an ILS approach to runway 8 at bur. The initial portion of the approach was flown in IMC conditions. After breaking out of the clouds and visually acquiring the airport we experienced a TCASII RA at approximately 2000 ft MSL. We responded to the 'climb' RA but by the time we reversed the descent and began climbing the target had merged with our aircraft symbol on the TCASII and indicated a relative altitude of '00.' we did not acquire the traffic visually, but after reporting the RA to the tower we were informed that the traffic was a VFR helicopter which had us in sight. The helicopter was apparently on the localizer and GS of the runway 8 approach. We had not previously been advised of this traffic. We were unable to stabilize the approach after the RA and executed a go around. This type of incident is a daily occurrence in the los angeles basin outside the los angeles TCA (class B airspace). The airspace in the los angeles basin needs to be completely revised. This is long overdue. We do not experience this type of event in class B airspace (or at least rarely).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON APCH HAS TCASII RA. RESPONDS BUT MUST THEN MAKE GAR.

Narrative: WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 8 AT BUR. THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE APCH WAS FLOWN IN IMC CONDITIONS. AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND VISUALLY ACQUIRING THE ARPT WE EXPERIENCED A TCASII RA AT APPROX 2000 FT MSL. WE RESPONDED TO THE 'CLB' RA BUT BY THE TIME WE REVERSED THE DSCNT AND BEGAN CLBING THE TARGET HAD MERGED WITH OUR ACFT SYMBOL ON THE TCASII AND INDICATED A RELATIVE ALT OF '00.' WE DID NOT ACQUIRE THE TFC VISUALLY, BUT AFTER RPTING THE RA TO THE TWR WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TFC WAS A VFR HELI WHICH HAD US IN SIGHT. THE HELI WAS APPARENTLY ON THE LOC AND GS OF THE RWY 8 APCH. WE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THIS TFC. WE WERE UNABLE TO STABILIZE THE APCH AFTER THE RA AND EXECUTED A GAR. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN OUTSIDE THE LOS ANGELES TCA (CLASS B AIRSPACE). THE AIRSPACE IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REVISED. THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. WE DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF EVENT IN CLASS B AIRSPACE (OR AT LEAST RARELY).

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.