MD80 crew had bright interfering lighting coming from restraint across airport road at tys.

Attributes
ACN	495431
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tys.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	495431
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : tys.tower
Airport	lighting : tys.airport

Narrative:

During taxi out on taxiway a to runway 23L there is a bright light near the captain D's restaurant on the highway that looks like an aircraft taxiing toward you. It is blinding. Tower was notified. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that this incident happened on the ground at tys. The reporter claims that the tower informed the crew that this has been a common complaint with flight crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD BRIGHT INTERFERING LIGHTING COMING FROM RESTRAINT ACROSS ARPT ROAD AT TYS.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT ON TXWY A TO RWY 23L THERE IS A BRIGHT LIGHT NEAR THE CAPT D'S RESTAURANT ON THE HWY THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ACFT TAXIING TOWARD YOU. IT IS BLINDING. TWR WAS NOTIFIED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE GND AT TYS. THE RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE TWR INFORMED THE CREW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH FLC.

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.