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Air carrier flight crew on approach to ord had difficulty picking up the runway lights after breaking out of the clouds due to the sporting arena sign west of the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1319100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 179 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 1850 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After we came out of the clouds there was a blinding sign 'sporting arena' that was so bright it was distracting and made it hard to discern runway lights until very close in. We were both surprised by its brightness and wondered how it could be legal by the FAA to have such a sign uncovered on the top.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew on approach to ORD had difficulty picking up the runway lights after breaking out of the clouds due to the sporting arena sign west of the airport.
Narrative: After we came out of the clouds there was a blinding sign 'sporting arena' that was so bright it was distracting and made it hard to discern runway lights until very close in. We were both surprised by its brightness and wondered how it could be legal by the FAA to have such a sign uncovered on the top.
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.