 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier first officer reporter cites numerous instances where he could not see the light transport type in front of him in night operations because of the type anti-collision and navigation lights installed on those aircraft. Infers that they are inadequate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 169547 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 169547 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I have been taxiing many times at night and suddenly realized there to be a light transport right in front of us but because of lack of lighting they're invisible, even though their anti-collision and navigation lights are on. I highly recommend that these type of aircraft be retrofitted with a more visible anti-collision system like the newer turboprops have.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FO REPORTER CITES NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE HE COULD NOT SEE THE LTT TYPE IN FRONT OF HIM IN NIGHT OPERATIONS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE ANTI-COLLISION AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS INSTALLED ON THOSE ACFT. INFERS THAT THEY ARE INADEQUATE.
Narrative: I HAVE BEEN TAXIING MANY TIMES AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY REALIZED THERE TO BE A LTT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US BUT BECAUSE OF LACK OF LIGHTING THEY'RE INVISIBLE, EVEN THOUGH THEIR ANTI-COLLISION AND NAV LIGHTS ARE ON. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THESE TYPE OF ACFT BE RETROFITTED WITH A MORE VISIBLE ANTI-COLLISION SYS LIKE THE NEWER TURBOPROPS HAVE.
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.