Air carrier lands with runway lights inoperative. Operation specifications required runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	447640
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bhm.tracon tower : bhm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon contacting approach control, the controller informed us that some of the left side of the runway lights were out and the first 200 ft of the right side were out and asked us if we were legal to land. The captain had trouble finding the page. Even though he had asked me to fly the aircraft and handle the radios I felt like I could help him find it. Upon telling him what page to find it on he became very upset that I wasn't devoting 100% attention to monitoring the autoplt. He then pronounced us legal to land which we did eventually. Upon closer inspection, we were not in compliance with our operations specifications because even though we had met most of the requirements, we needed the approach lights to land and there aren't any on runway 18. I feel he (the captain) failed to notice this because of his reaction to me. In the future, I will do as I am asked. We could simply have entered a holding pattern to give him the time he needed to find the page and correctly analyze the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LANDS WITH RWY LIGHTS INOP. OP SPECS REQUIRED RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: UPON CONTACTING APCH CTL, THE CTLR INFORMED US THAT SOME OF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THE FIRST 200 FT OF THE R SIDE WERE OUT AND ASKED US IF WE WERE LEGAL TO LAND. THE CAPT HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE PAGE. EVEN THOUGH HE HAD ASKED ME TO FLY THE ACFT AND HANDLE THE RADIOS I FELT LIKE I COULD HELP HIM FIND IT. UPON TELLING HIM WHAT PAGE TO FIND IT ON HE BECAME VERY UPSET THAT I WASN'T DEVOTING 100% ATTN TO MONITORING THE AUTOPLT. HE THEN PRONOUNCED US LEGAL TO LAND WHICH WE DID EVENTUALLY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, WE WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR OPS SPECS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE HAD MET MOST OF THE REQUIREMENTS, WE NEEDED THE APCH LIGHTS TO LAND AND THERE AREN'T ANY ON RWY 18. I FEEL HE (THE CAPT) FAILED TO NOTICE THIS BECAUSE OF HIS REACTION TO ME. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL DO AS I AM ASKED. WE COULD SIMPLY HAVE ENTERED A HOLDING PATTERN TO GIVE HIM THE TIME HE NEEDED TO FIND THE PAGE AND CORRECTLY ANALYZE THE SIT.

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.