Airport problem ramp.

Attributes
ACN	265151
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bgr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	265151
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Our senior partner makes us move from regular gates to a remote terminal. Well-intentioned management paints taxi and parking lines over previous lines only to find that their new lines are wrong, so more lines are put 'down' and the end result is a nightmare of various colored lines. At least the majority of pilots (over 100 flts per day) know where to go/park. To make matters worse, our senior partner removes a well-positioned, 4 element/60 ft high light pole. Management states cost and logistic problems for not putting the light back up, but are really stalling for time in that a relocation project in august 1994 may result in its removal. In the meantime, we preflight, board passenger, taxi and have mechanics working in the dark. Recently, during a full moon, the moon casts a darker shadow than the other lights from adjacent areas!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROB RAMP.

Narrative: OUR SENIOR PARTNER MAKES US MOVE FROM REGULAR GATES TO A REMOTE TERMINAL. WELL-INTENTIONED MGMNT PAINTS TAXI AND PARKING LINES OVER PREVIOUS LINES ONLY TO FIND THAT THEIR NEW LINES ARE WRONG, SO MORE LINES ARE PUT 'DOWN' AND THE END RESULT IS A NIGHTMARE OF VARIOUS COLORED LINES. AT LEAST THE MAJORITY OF PLTS (OVER 100 FLTS PER DAY) KNOW WHERE TO GO/PARK. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, OUR SENIOR PARTNER REMOVES A WELL-POSITIONED, 4 ELEMENT/60 FT HIGH LIGHT POLE. MGMNT STATES COST AND LOGISTIC PROBS FOR NOT PUTTING THE LIGHT BACK UP, BUT ARE REALLY STALLING FOR TIME IN THAT A RELOCATION PROJECT IN AUGUST 1994 MAY RESULT IN ITS REMOVAL. IN THE MEANTIME, WE PREFLT, BOARD PAX, TAXI AND HAVE MECHS WORKING IN THE DARK. RECENTLY, DURING A FULL MOON, THE MOON CASTS A DARKER SHADOW THAN THE OTHER LIGHTS FROM ADJACENT AREAS!

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.