<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1688713, September 2019

Pilot reported lighted taxiway signs A-5 and A-6 on the east side of the approach end of runway 11L obscure a portion of the PAPI at tus.

Attributes
ACN	1688713
Time
Date	201909
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	U90.TRACON
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 494
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Lighted taxiway signs A-5 and A-6 on the east side of the approach end of runway 11L obscure a portion of the PAPI lighting system when on approach at night. If there was any additional obscuration of the airfield/runway due to weather or dust; it would be difficult to accurately follow the visual cues provided by the PAPI lighting system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported lighted taxiway signs A-5 and A-6 on the east side of the approach end of Runway 11L obscure a portion of the PAPI at TUS.

Narrative: Lighted taxiway signs A-5 and A-6 on the east side of the approach end of Runway 11L obscure a portion of the PAPI lighting system when on approach at night. If there was any additional obscuration of the airfield/runway due to weather or dust; it would be difficult to accurately follow the visual cues provided by the PAPI lighting system.

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.