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B737-800 captain reported difficulty seeing an aircraft on a taxiway in sfo because its position lights were lost in the background airport lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1227535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe |
Narrative:
Landed 28R. Looking for exit from runway approximately 80 kts and slowing; trying to anticipate proper taxiway. I was surprised to see an aircraft sitting on highspeed taxiway tango. Although it was a clear night; the backside of airplanes get lost in all the lights. The aircraft was waiting for a gate! This is an unsafe policy and should be reviewed. I exited at D without issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported difficulty seeing an aircraft on a taxiway in SFO because its position lights were lost in the background airport lights.
Narrative: Landed 28R. Looking for exit from runway approximately 80 kts and slowing; trying to anticipate proper taxiway. I was surprised to see an aircraft sitting on highspeed taxiway Tango. Although it was a clear night; the backside of airplanes get lost in all the lights. The aircraft was waiting for a gate! This is an unsafe policy and should be reviewed. I exited at D without issue.
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.