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A B737NG captain reported ramp illumination lights in lga are blinding flight crews while parking and suggests they be relocated or reaimed so as not to do so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1147306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 282 Flight Crew Type 18200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
There are lights on the terminal building near gates X that are intended to illuminate the ramp area. The lights are aimed in a manner that causes severe glare and a loss of night vision for any crew taxiing on the ramp; especially for crews attempting to park at those gates. We had such difficulty seeing that we considered shutting down and requesting a tow to the gate. I'm still not completely certain we should not have done so.the airport/company should change the location/aiming point of those lights as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737NG Captain reported ramp illumination lights in LGA are blinding flight crews while parking and suggests they be relocated or reaimed so as not to do so.
Narrative: There are lights on the terminal building near Gates X that are intended to illuminate the ramp area. The lights are aimed in a manner that causes severe glare and a loss of night vision for any crew taxiing on the ramp; especially for crews attempting to park at those gates. We had such difficulty seeing that we considered shutting down and requesting a tow to the gate. I'm still not completely certain we should not have done so.The airport/company should change the location/aiming point of those lights ASAP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.