Air carrier pilot complaint on removal of blue taxiway edge lighting at phx and las.

Attributes
ACN	253275
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	253275
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At the airport in las, nv, and in some cases at the airport in phx, az, the blue taxiway border lights have been taken out. This, I feel, takes away a great deal of depth perception during night taxi operations. For maximum safety during ground operations at night, the blue taxiway border lights should be in place/installed. The blue lights should be installed in addition to the green centerline lights. I have talked with several other pilots about this matter. All have been in total agreement about the necessity of the blue lights. This is a decision that should not be decided by city and/or state budgets and government.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT COMPLAINT ON REMOVAL OF BLUE TXWY EDGE LIGHTING AT PHX AND LAS.

Narrative: AT THE ARPT IN LAS, NV, AND IN SOME CASES AT THE ARPT IN PHX, AZ, THE BLUE TXWY BORDER LIGHTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT. THIS, I FEEL, TAKES AWAY A GREAT DEAL OF DEPTH PERCEPTION DURING NIGHT TAXI OPS. FOR MAX SAFETY DURING GND OPS AT NIGHT, THE BLUE TXWY BORDER LIGHTS SHOULD BE IN PLACE/INSTALLED. THE BLUE LIGHTS SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ADDITION TO THE GREEN CTRLINE LIGHTS. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PLTS ABOUT THIS MATTER. ALL HAVE BEEN IN TOTAL AGREEMENT ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF THE BLUE LIGHTS. THIS IS A DECISION THAT SHOULD NOT BE DECIDED BY CITY AND/OR STATE BUDGETS AND GOV.

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.