<< >> NASA ASRS Report 465273, February 2000

B727 without a taxi light installed has difficulty with taxi route at las vegas when taxiway signs are not lit because of construction.

Attributes
ACN	465273
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	465273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport Company
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	construction : las.airport lighting : las.airport signage : las.airport

Narrative:

Air carrier xyz flight from las to dfw. I was first officer on the flight. When we pushed back from the gate, ramp control told us to taxi to runway 25R via taxiway south, taxiway G and taxiway B. As we taxied out we could not see taxiway G due to darkness and the taxiway sign was not lit. We proceeded up to taxiway south looking for taxiway G but still could not see it. We then saw the runway sign for runway 19L and stopped at the hold short line. We switched to ground control. They told us to taxi onto runway 19R, then exit and continue to runway 25R. We found other taxiway signs unlit along with the heavy construction markers unlit. Along with unlit taxi signs, our B727 did not have a taxi light installed in this model. I have brought it to the attention of our company that all our aircraft should have taxi lights on them. Las, although under construction, should have better taxi lighting and procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 WITHOUT A TAXI LIGHT INSTALLED HAS DIFFICULTY WITH TAXI ROUTE AT LAS VEGAS WHEN TXWY SIGNS ARE NOT LIT BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Narrative: ACR XYZ FLT FROM LAS TO DFW. I WAS FO ON THE FLT. WHEN WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, RAMP CTL TOLD US TO TAXI TO RWY 25R VIA TXWY S, TXWY G AND TXWY B. AS WE TAXIED OUT WE COULD NOT SEE TXWY G DUE TO DARKNESS AND THE TXWY SIGN WAS NOT LIT. WE PROCEEDED UP TO TXWY S LOOKING FOR TXWY G BUT STILL COULD NOT SEE IT. WE THEN SAW THE RWY SIGN FOR RWY 19L AND STOPPED AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. WE SWITCHED TO GND CTL. THEY TOLD US TO TAXI ONTO RWY 19R, THEN EXIT AND CONTINUE TO RWY 25R. WE FOUND OTHER TXWY SIGNS UNLIT ALONG WITH THE HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MARKERS UNLIT. ALONG WITH UNLIT TAXI SIGNS, OUR B727 DID NOT HAVE A TAXI LIGHT INSTALLED IN THIS MODEL. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR COMPANY THAT ALL OUR ACFT SHOULD HAVE TAXI LIGHTS ON THEM. LAS, ALTHOUGH UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SHOULD HAVE BETTER TAXI LIGHTING AND PROCS.

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.