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Flight crew of a B727 complained of the sun visors installed, and needed to use because of a low sun in their eyes, obstructed their vision to the point they could not see other possible traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445911 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 445911 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On a flight from ord-den, upon climbing above the clouds we found ourselves staring straight into the sun. As we were scheduled to land shortly after sunset, it was important to protect our vision from sun blindness. However, once there were enough sun shades up, a significant portion of the wind screen was obscured making a visual traffic watch impractical. We found that the sun shades available to us were unsatisfactory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 COMPLAINED OF THE SUN VISORS INSTALLED, AND NEEDED TO USE BECAUSE OF A LOW SUN IN THEIR EYES, OBSTRUCTED THEIR VISION TO THE POINT THEY COULD NOT SEE OTHER POSSIBLE TFC.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM ORD-DEN, UPON CLBING ABOVE THE CLOUDS WE FOUND OURSELVES STARING STRAIGHT INTO THE SUN. AS WE WERE SCHEDULED TO LAND SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR VISION FROM SUN BLINDNESS. HOWEVER, ONCE THERE WERE ENOUGH SUN SHADES UP, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE WIND SCREEN WAS OBSCURED MAKING A VISUAL TFC WATCH IMPRACTICAL. WE FOUND THAT THE SUN SHADES AVAILABLE TO US WERE UNSATISFACTORY.
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.