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Air carrier holding on the ground asked the tower to turn down the runway lights while another aircraft was on a short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120576 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 120576 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was #1 at runway 28L, checked in and was instructed to hold short of runway 28L for landing traffic on a 3 mi final. As the mlt on final approached a 1 mi final, a voice keyed in stating, 'turn the runway landing lights and centerline lights down. ' Assuming it was mlt on final, I reached for the lights, but questioned the caller at the same time. It had been air carrier X; he should have idented himself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR HOLDING ON THE GND ASKED THE TWR TO TURN DOWN THE RWY LIGHTS WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON A SHORT FINAL.
Narrative: ACR X WAS #1 AT RWY 28L, CHKED IN AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L FOR LNDG TFC ON A 3 MI FINAL. AS THE MLT ON FINAL APCHED A 1 MI FINAL, A VOICE KEYED IN STATING, 'TURN THE RWY LNDG LIGHTS AND CENTERLINE LIGHTS DOWN. ' ASSUMING IT WAS MLT ON FINAL, I REACHED FOR THE LIGHTS, BUT QUESTIONED THE CALLER AT THE SAME TIME. IT HAD BEEN ACR X; HE SHOULD HAVE IDENTED HIMSELF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.