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Pilot complaint of impaired vision due to alleged improper design of sunscreens on large transport air carrier aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 123891 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other other |
Narrative:
Due to the poor design of the sun shades in the large transport, I was unable to look for traffic or read instruments. 100% of my attention was focused on keeping sun out O my eyes on morning takeoffs. This did not cause at problem that morning, but could in the future. I had to resort to taping paper to windows to keep from going blind. This angered me to the extent I became very upset and turned my 2-PLT airplane into a single pilot airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT COMPLAINT OF IMPAIRED VISION DUE TO ALLEGED IMPROPER DESIGN OF SUNSCREENS ON LGT ACR ACFT.
Narrative: DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE SUN SHADES IN THE LGT, I WAS UNABLE TO LOOK FOR TFC OR READ INSTRUMENTS. 100% OF MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON KEEPING SUN OUT O MY EYES ON MORNING TKOFS. THIS DID NOT CAUSE AT PROBLEM THAT MORNING, BUT COULD IN THE FUTURE. I HAD TO RESORT TO TAPING PAPER TO WINDOWS TO KEEP FROM GOING BLIND. THIS ANGERED ME TO THE EXTENT I BECAME VERY UPSET AND TURNED MY 2-PLT AIRPLANE INTO A SINGLE PLT AIRPLANE.
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.