A B727-200 flight crew received a TCASII RA on takeoff from ewr. The escape maneuver required the flight crew to descend below the helicopter from 800 ft AGL.

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Attributes
ACN	444227
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	444227
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Departed runway 4L, turned 060 degree heading per SID. At approximately 800 ft, TCASII RA traffic was 300 ft above and overlayed TCASII aircraft reference symbol. First officer was flying and did an abrupt pushover. Traffic not seen visually advised controller of RA maneuver and he admitted he missed the target, which he reported as being a helicopter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC RECEIVED A TCASII RA ON TKOF FROM EWR. THE ESCAPE MANEUVER REQUIRED THE FLC TO DSND BELOW THE HELI FROM 800 FT AGL.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 4L, TURNED 060 DEG HDG PER SID. AT APPROX 800 FT, TCASII RA TFC WAS 300 FT ABOVE AND OVERLAYED TCASII ACFT REF SYMBOL. FO WAS FLYING AND DID AN ABRUPT PUSHOVER. TFC NOT SEEN VISUALLY ADVISED CTLR OF RA MANEUVER AND HE ADMITTED HE MISSED THE TARGET, WHICH HE RPTED AS BEING A 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.