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Flight crew of B757 notices broken taxiway lights during taxi out. They report them but miscom occurs and it is believed that they struck the lights. The misunderstanding is explained.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 388465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 388470 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: iad tower, while still on the ground. Location: taxiway J/J1. We saw and reported broken taxiway lights prior to arriving at the hold short for runway 19L at iad while on tower frequency. In cruise, we received a message over ACARS that we had broken taxiway lights at iad. We did not hit any lights. Taxi and line-up were all very normal. Dispatch relayed to iad, report sent to explain misunderstanding.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B757 NOTICES BROKEN TXWY LIGHTS DURING TAXI OUT. THEY RPT THEM BUT MISCOM OCCURS AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THEY STRUCK THE LIGHTS. THE MISUNDERSTANDING IS EXPLAINED.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: IAD TWR, WHILE STILL ON THE GND. LOCATION: TXWY J/J1. WE SAW AND RPTED BROKEN TXWY LIGHTS PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE HOLD SHORT FOR RWY 19L AT IAD WHILE ON TWR FREQ. IN CRUISE, WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE OVER ACARS THAT WE HAD BROKEN TXWY LIGHTS AT IAD. WE DID NOT HIT ANY LIGHTS. TAXI AND LINE-UP WERE ALL VERY NORMAL. DISPATCH RELAYED TO IAD, RPT SENT TO EXPLAIN MISUNDERSTANDING.
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.