Medium large transport aircraft struck portable taxiway light.

Attributes
ACN	141563
Time
Date	199003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	141563
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Aircraft struck taxi light (portable) which was well into taxiway during turn for double-back taxi. Runway 8 was being used for both lndgs and departures, while runway 10 was in use for light (mostly propeller) traffic. Construction of taxiway created a very difficult situation, potentially dangerous with aircraft holding in position, others taxiing head-on. The light aircraft could have used runway 8 west/O entering the construction area. When asked, was told noise considerations were considered more important.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT STRUCK PORTABLE TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: ACFT STRUCK TAXI LIGHT (PORTABLE) WHICH WAS WELL INTO TXWY DURING TURN FOR DOUBLE-BACK TAXI. RWY 8 WAS BEING USED FOR BOTH LNDGS AND DEPS, WHILE RWY 10 WAS IN USE FOR LIGHT (MOSTLY PROP) TFC. CONSTRUCTION OF TXWY CREATED A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WITH ACFT HOLDING IN POS, OTHERS TAXIING HEAD-ON. THE LIGHT ACFT COULD HAVE USED RWY 8 W/O ENTERING THE CONSTRUCTION AREA. WHEN ASKED, WAS TOLD NOISE CONSIDERATIONS WERE CONSIDERED MORE IMPORTANT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.