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B757 crew observed during taxi that they were unable to see the position lights of the aircraft they were following.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497244 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 497257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Night operations, taxi. The bombardier crj aircraft cannot be seen from the rear at night. The wingtip winglets block the position lights from being observed from the rear. The aircraft needs to be modified to put the lights outboard or on top of the winglet. Otherwise, ground collisions will result.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW OBSERVED DURING TAXI THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE POS LIGHTS OF THE ACFT THEY WERE FOLLOWING.
Narrative: NIGHT OPS, TAXI. THE BOMBARDIER CRJ ACFT CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE REAR AT NIGHT. THE WINGTIP WINGLETS BLOCK THE POS LIGHTS FROM BEING OBSERVED FROM THE REAR. THE ACFT NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO PUT THE LIGHTS OUTBOARD OR ON TOP OF THE WINGLET. OTHERWISE, GND COLLISIONS WILL RESULT.
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.