Air carrier flight crew questions legality of landing aircraft on runway at night without runway edg...

Attributes
ACN	132228
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10850
ASRS Report	132228
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	132619
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While on approach to tpa, runway 26L, with the WX cle and visibility better than 20 mi. Flight was advised by tpa that the runway edge lights to runway 26L were inoperative, but the centerline lights and T/D zone lights were operating. Also the approach lights were operating. When runway 36R was requested for landing with edge lights operating, tpa tower advised that runway 36R was closed tonight arrs. Landing was made on runway 36L with edge light inoperative. No incident occurred and the aircraft was not involved in any damage. Tpa tower gave no explanation to why runway 26R was closed for night use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW QUESTIONS LEGALITY OF LNDG ACFT ON RWY AT NIGHT WITHOUT RWY EDGE LIGHTS.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO TPA, RWY 26L, WITH THE WX CLE AND VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 20 MI. FLT WAS ADVISED BY TPA THAT THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS TO RWY 26L WERE INOP, BUT THE CENTERLINE LIGHTS AND T/D ZONE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING. ALSO THE APCH LIGHTS WERE OPERATING. WHEN RWY 36R WAS REQUESTED FOR LNDG WITH EDGE LIGHTS OPERATING, TPA TWR ADVISED THAT RWY 36R WAS CLOSED TONIGHT ARRS. LNDG WAS MADE ON RWY 36L WITH EDGE LIGHT INOP. NO INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE ACFT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY DAMAGE. TPA TWR GAVE NO EXPLANATION TO WHY RWY 26R WAS CLOSED FOR NIGHT USE.

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.

Air carrier flight crew questions legality of landing aircraft on runway at night without runway edge lights.