Air carrier large transport captain complains that the PAPI background contrast at san make the PAPI...

Attributes
ACN	179046
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san tower : ogd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	179046
Events
Anomaly	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

Narrative:

San PAPI was light background, very difficult to see! Suggest background be darkened!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT CAPT COMPLAINS THAT THE PAPI BACKGROUND CONTRAST AT SAN MAKE THE PAPI DIFFICULT TO SEE.

Narrative: SAN PAPI WAS LIGHT BACKGROUND, VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE! SUGGEST BACKGROUND BE DARKENED!

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.

Air carrier large transport captain complains that the PAPI background contrast at san make the PAPI difficult to see.