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An A320 pilot reported the sharklet equipped aircraft strobe lights are positioned such that in flight at night and in clouds they are blinding in the cockpit and cause vertigo. The reporter turned the strobes off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1284294 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Strobe Light |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
As previously reported; the strobes on these aircraft are positioned such that they flash brightly into the cockpit; causing pilot vertigo. As such; the pilot is forced to turn off the strobes for the entire flight to avoid vertigo; thereby creating more of a potential collision risk due to the strobes being turned off. Go fly one of these things at night with the strobes on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 pilot reported the sharklet equipped aircraft strobe lights are positioned such that in flight at night and in clouds they are blinding in the cockpit and cause vertigo. The reporter turned the strobes off.
Narrative: As previously reported; the strobes on these aircraft are positioned such that they flash brightly into the cockpit; causing pilot vertigo. As such; the pilot is forced to turn off the strobes for the entire flight to avoid vertigo; thereby creating more of a potential collision risk due to the strobes being turned off. Go fly one of these things at night with the strobes on.
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.