B757-200 captain landing lax voiced concern regarding helicopter traffic; inbound between the runway...

Attributes
ACN	860776
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 9000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

Descending through 600 ft I observed TCAS symbol traveling north along sepulveda blvd; at 1;400 ft. I spotted helicopter and observed it to fly across my flight path about 1;000 ft above us; while we were on short final (400 AGL). Tower supervisor mentioned a VFR corridor for helicopters at that location. Controller also said that typically the tower did not restrict passage in the corridor while aircraft were on final at lax. I believe this stated policy is unsafe as the airspace directly above and in front of a landing airplane needs to be clear in case of an aborted landing. Had we aborted our landing at say 1;000 ft we would have had; at best; a near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 Captain landing LAX voiced concern regarding helicopter traffic; inbound between the runway complexes; that overflew reporter's aircraft on short final.

Narrative: Descending through 600 FT I observed TCAS symbol traveling north along Sepulveda Blvd; at 1;400 FT. I spotted helicopter and observed it to fly across my flight path about 1;000 FT above us; while we were on short final (400 AGL). Tower Supervisor mentioned a VFR corridor for helicopters at that location. Controller also said that typically the Tower did not restrict passage in the corridor while aircraft were on final at LAX. I believe this stated policy is unsafe as the airspace directly above and in front of a landing airplane needs to be clear in case of an aborted landing. Had we aborted our landing at say 1;000 FT we would have had; at best; a near miss.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

B757-200 captain landing lax voiced concern regarding helicopter traffic; inbound between the runway complexes; that overflew reporter's aircraft on short final.