B737 flight crew ILS phl runway 27R experienced TCASII RA with banner tow aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	568773
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 27r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	568773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Cleared for ILS runway 27R phl, first officer flying, told to contact tower at speez LOM. Just as we were ready to switch to tower, got an RA to climb. Banner tow at veteran stadium below and to the right, set off TCASII. We initially followed RA, until we visually acquired other aircraft. We were able to then salvage approach. We reported RA to the final controller -- he said tower was responsible to advise us and that we should be talking to the tower. Area where banner tow was operating was just as we approached speez. Situation could have been avoided if final had pointed banner tow out or sent us to tower well before speez. Local controller advised us that the banner aircraft had us in sight and he was 'supposed' to stay north of the runway 26 centerline. That did not appear to be the case from our vantage point. We advised ATC after landing that it would be better if the final controller gave the advisory. This controller said he was supposed to, and he would take care of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC ILS PHL RWY 27R EXPERIENCED TCASII RA WITH BANNER TOW ACFT.

Narrative: CLRED FOR ILS RWY 27R PHL, FO FLYING, TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT SPEEZ LOM. JUST AS WE WERE READY TO SWITCH TO TWR, GOT AN RA TO CLB. BANNER TOW AT VETERAN STADIUM BELOW AND TO THE R, SET OFF TCASII. WE INITIALLY FOLLOWED RA, UNTIL WE VISUALLY ACQUIRED OTHER ACFT. WE WERE ABLE TO THEN SALVAGE APCH. WE RPTED RA TO THE FINAL CTLR -- HE SAID TWR WAS RESPONSIBLE TO ADVISE US AND THAT WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO THE TWR. AREA WHERE BANNER TOW WAS OPERATING WAS JUST AS WE APCHED SPEEZ. SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF FINAL HAD POINTED BANNER TOW OUT OR SENT US TO TWR WELL BEFORE SPEEZ. LCL CTLR ADVISED US THAT THE BANNER ACFT HAD US IN SIGHT AND HE WAS 'SUPPOSED' TO STAY N OF THE RWY 26 CTRLINE. THAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CASE FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT. WE ADVISED ATC AFTER LNDG THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE FINAL CTLR GAVE THE ADVISORY. THIS CTLR SAID HE WAS SUPPOSED TO, AND HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.

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.