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Air carrier pilot reported that runway centerline paint is faded and no runway lights are installed; causing visibility issues at sna airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1674909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Sna has no centerline lights [cl] and the cl paint is worn out/faded to nothing. A low visibility takeoff; if conducted by the letter of the law (fars); would require 5000 RVR because there is no visible cl.suggestions: at minimum; repaint the centerline markings. Better install centerline lights. With <6000 feet of runway; night landings are a challenge even in good visibility with no cl. Depth perception would be greatly enhanced with cl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot reported that runway centerline paint is faded and no runway lights are installed; causing visibility issues at SNA airport.
Narrative: SNA has no Centerline Lights [CL] and the CL paint is worn out/faded to nothing. A low visibility takeoff; if conducted by the letter of the law (FARs); would require 5000 RVR because there is no visible CL.Suggestions: At minimum; repaint the centerline markings. Better install Centerline lights. With <6000 feet of runway; night landings are a challenge even in good visibility with no CL. Depth perception would be greatly enhanced with CL.
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.