Landing ewr, a B757 crew is advised that a helicopter will cross the final from right to left. A TCASII RA is received and the crew makes a go around.

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Attributes
ACN	592167
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : tower brite radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach other
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was the captain on flight XXX (radio call XXXX) on aug/fri/03 from den to ewr. We were on approach to runway 22L at ewr. The tower advised us that helicopter traffic would be passing from right to left across the final approach course and, I believe that they said it would pass behind us. We responded that we were looking. We never saw the helicopter, but did have it on TCASII. As we passed through approximately 1000 ft we received a TA, followed shortly by an RA which we responded to and executed a go around. The helicopter appeared to still be in front of us and not behind as we had been advised. My recollection is that the helicopter was at 700 ft. I do not know if he had us in sight. These operations are routine at ewr, but the helicopters on the '280' route always pass behind and below us when we are on approach to runway 22L. In any case, we executed the missed approach according to the tower's instructions and were vectored around for another approach and landed without incident. I spoke to the tower supervisor and advised him I would be filing this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG EWR, A B757 CREW IS ADVISED THAT A HELI WILL CROSS THE FINAL FROM R TO L. A TCASII RA IS RECEIVED AND THE CREW MAKES A GAR.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON FLT XXX (RADIO CALL XXXX) ON AUG/FRI/03 FROM DEN TO EWR. WE WERE ON APCH TO RWY 22L AT EWR. THE TWR ADVISED US THAT HELI TFC WOULD BE PASSING FROM R TO L ACROSS THE FINAL APCH COURSE AND, I BELIEVE THAT THEY SAID IT WOULD PASS BEHIND US. WE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE LOOKING. WE NEVER SAW THE HELI, BUT DID HAVE IT ON TCASII. AS WE PASSED THROUGH APPROX 1000 FT WE RECEIVED A TA, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY AN RA WHICH WE RESPONDED TO AND EXECUTED A GAR. THE HELI APPEARED TO STILL BE IN FRONT OF US AND NOT BEHIND AS WE HAD BEEN ADVISED. MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE HELI WAS AT 700 FT. I DO NOT KNOW IF HE HAD US IN SIGHT. THESE OPS ARE ROUTINE AT EWR, BUT THE HELIS ON THE '280' RTE ALWAYS PASS BEHIND AND BELOW US WHEN WE ARE ON APCH TO RWY 22L. IN ANY CASE, WE EXECUTED THE MISSED APCH ACCORDING TO THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND WERE VECTORED AROUND FOR ANOTHER APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SPOKE TO THE TWR SUPVR AND ADVISED HIM I WOULD BE FILING THIS RPT.

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.