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A B737 pilot is concerned that it was hard to see the hold short line at ord at night during a snow storm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 606066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
In light of the current emphasis on preventing runway incursions, while taxiing to runway 32R on taxiway B and after crossing the bravo bridge, we were cleared into position and hold. Due to snow, darkness and extremely dim lighting, it was almost impossible to identify the taxi markings and hold line for runway 32R. This could/would have been a problem if we had been required to stop. Regardless of the environmental conditions, this situation should not be happening.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PLT IS CONCERNED THAT IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT ORD AT NIGHT DURING A SNOW STORM.
Narrative: IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT EMPHASIS ON PREVENTING RWY INCURSIONS, WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 32R ON TXWY B AND AFTER XING THE BRAVO BRIDGE, WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD. DUE TO SNOW, DARKNESS AND EXTREMELY DIM LIGHTING, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENT THE TAXI MARKINGS AND HOLD LINE FOR RWY 32R. THIS COULD/WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROB IF WE HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO STOP. REGARDLESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THIS SIT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
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.