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A single mdw runway 22L PAPI light; second from the left; does not illuminate as brightly as the other three array lights making glide path accuracy difficult to determine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1016075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDW.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On a visual approach to runway 22L at mdw; one of the PAPI lights (second from the left) does not show up nearly as well as the other three lights in the system. It is difficult to tell if the light is red or white and therefore it is difficult to determine if the aircraft is on the proper glide path to the runway. Since there is no electronic glide path information for 22L (glide slope); the PAPI is that much more important to the pilots on approach to this short runway. The PAPI needs to be fixed so all four lights provide the proper glide path guidance to the runway. A properly functioning PAPI system will enhance safety for runway 22L operations at mdw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single MDW Runway 22L PAPI light; second from the left; does not illuminate as brightly as the other three array lights making glide path accuracy difficult to determine.
Narrative: On a visual approach to Runway 22L at MDW; one of the PAPI lights (second from the left) does not show up nearly as well as the other three lights in the system. It is difficult to tell if the light is red or white and therefore it is difficult to determine if the aircraft is on the proper glide path to the runway. Since there is no electronic glide path information for 22L (glide slope); the PAPI is that much more important to the Pilots on approach to this short runway. The PAPI needs to be fixed so all four lights provide the proper glide path guidance to the runway. A properly functioning PAPI system will enhance safety for Runway 22L operations at MDW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.