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While on short final to phx runway 25R, air carrier flight crew see old, painted over runway lettering '26L.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 504495 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : phx.airport |
Narrative:
Arriving phx at dusk with low sun angle. Cleared to land runway 25R (old runway 26L) at phx. On short final, could not identify runway number markings due to low sun angle and the fact that old marking (runway 26L) was not removed, but painted over with black paint and new marking (runway 25R) was painted on top. With sun angle, both markings are visible. Advisory circular 150/8340-1H standards for airport markings, clearly states that old markings should be completely removed before new paint is applied. With low sun angle and/or wet pavement, this will make identify of proper runway impossible. High potential for runway incursion, or lack of prevention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: facility specialist advised that this known condition would be resolved within the next 2 weeks. A contract has been awarded to remove the old numbering, applying 4 inches of new asphalt, then renumber the runway from runway 26L to runway 25R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO PHX RWY 25R, ACR FLC SEE OLD, PAINTED OVER RWY LETTERING '26L.'
Narrative: ARRIVING PHX AT DUSK WITH LOW SUN ANGLE. CLRED TO LAND RWY 25R (OLD RWY 26L) AT PHX. ON SHORT FINAL, COULD NOT IDENT RWY NUMBER MARKINGS DUE TO LOW SUN ANGLE AND THE FACT THAT OLD MARKING (RWY 26L) WAS NOT REMOVED, BUT PAINTED OVER WITH BLACK PAINT AND NEW MARKING (RWY 25R) WAS PAINTED ON TOP. WITH SUN ANGLE, BOTH MARKINGS ARE VISIBLE. ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/8340-1H STANDARDS FOR ARPT MARKINGS, CLRLY STATES THAT OLD MARKINGS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REMOVED BEFORE NEW PAINT IS APPLIED. WITH LOW SUN ANGLE AND/OR WET PAVEMENT, THIS WILL MAKE IDENT OF PROPER RWY IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR RWY INCURSION, OR LACK OF PREVENTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FACILITY SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT THIS KNOWN CONDITION WOULD BE RESOLVED WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WKS. A CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO REMOVE THE OLD NUMBERING, APPLYING 4 INCHES OF NEW ASPHALT, THEN RENUMBER THE RWY FROM RWY 26L TO RWY 25R.
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.