Narrative:

A recent ground incident by another pilot on our airline reminded me that 'there but for the grace of god go I.' the taxiway lighting and general illumination of the txwys outside this ramp area is poor, especially coming off the near daylight illumination of the ramp area. There is also a visual illusion masking a ditch between parallel txwys B and C, when using the nose taxi light. We saw the ditch at the last min prior to reaching it, because of an alert copilot and a passing aircraft whose taxi lights did illuminate it. Due to the use of dark material on all surfaces in las, lighting must be upgraded, markings improved, and hazards illuminated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 RPTR COMMENTS ON ANOTHER PLT AT HIS ACR THAT HAD PROBS ON THE RAMP AREA, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN TAXI WORRIES AT NIGHT IN LAS.

Narrative: A RECENT GND INCIDENT BY ANOTHER PLT ON OUR AIRLINE REMINDED ME THAT 'THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I.' THE TXWY LIGHTING AND GENERAL ILLUMINATION OF THE TXWYS OUTSIDE THIS RAMP AREA IS POOR, ESPECIALLY COMING OFF THE NEAR DAYLIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE RAMP AREA. THERE IS ALSO A VISUAL ILLUSION MASKING A DITCH BTWN PARALLEL TXWYS B AND C, WHEN USING THE NOSE TAXI LIGHT. WE SAW THE DITCH AT THE LAST MIN PRIOR TO REACHING IT, BECAUSE OF AN ALERT COPLT AND A PASSING ACFT WHOSE TAXI LIGHTS DID ILLUMINATE IT. DUE TO THE USE OF DARK MATERIAL ON ALL SURFACES IN LAS, LIGHTING MUST BE UPGRADED, MARKINGS IMPROVED, AND HAZARDS ILLUMINATED.

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.