Widebody transport has TCASII RA just after liftoff.

Attributes
ACN	251676
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 980 msl bound upper : 980
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	251676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At 200 ft after takeoff, the tower controller said 'traffic north of the airport at 1500 ft.' we are now at approximately 500 ft. Controller asked helicopter XXX if he had our widebody transport in sight. There was a long hesitation from the helicopter, so I leveled the widebody transport at 980 ft and instantly received a TCASII RA to descend. The first officer noted a TCASII altitude of 1200 ft for the helicopter. 4 pilots in this widebody transport never saw the helicopter. 1 observer pilot saw it as it passed off the right wing. The tower controller was controling both aircraft. We should not have been given takeoff clearance or the helicopter pilot should have been vectored away from the takeoff path or, while on the ground, we should have been given the traffic so I could have made the decision to takeoff or stay on the ground or locate the traffic, then make a decision. (At 200 ft these events occurred in seconds and fraction of seconds.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB HAS TCASII RA JUST AFTER LIFTOFF.

Narrative: AT 200 FT AFTER TKOF, THE TWR CTLR SAID 'TFC N OF THE ARPT AT 1500 FT.' WE ARE NOW AT APPROX 500 FT. CTLR ASKED HELI XXX IF HE HAD OUR WDB IN SIGHT. THERE WAS A LONG HESITATION FROM THE HELI, SO I LEVELED THE WDB AT 980 FT AND INSTANTLY RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO DSND. THE FO NOTED A TCASII ALT OF 1200 FT FOR THE HELI. 4 PLTS IN THIS WDB NEVER SAW THE HELI. 1 OBSERVER PLT SAW IT AS IT PASSED OFF THE R WING. THE TWR CTLR WAS CTLING BOTH ACFT. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TKOF CLRNC OR THE HELI PLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN VECTORED AWAY FROM THE TKOF PATH OR, WHILE ON THE GND, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TFC SO I COULD HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO TKOF OR STAY ON THE GND OR LOCATE THE TFC, THEN MAKE A DECISION. (AT 200 FT THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN SECONDS AND FRACTION OF SECONDS.)

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.