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When runway lights fail and unable to divert due to inadequate fuel, B737-300 crew elect to declare emergency and land after sundown at geg without required lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : geg.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 622448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4400 |
| ASRS Report | 622427 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
We were on a 12 mi final at runway 3 at geg when tower notified us that the runway lights for the airport were out. Since it was 30 mins past official sunset, we realized that we were not legal to land. Tower provided the official sunset time. We entered holding at the OM while we considered our options. Dispatch was notified and ask for diversion airports. We reviewed the alternate airport list on the back of the 10-7 page. Two were in a direction where severe WX would have to be traversed. Moses lake was ok WX-wise, but we estimated that we would arrive with only 3000 pounds of gas. Fairchild AFB told tower that would not accept any civilian aircraft. Therefore we concluded that our safest option was to land at geg runway 3 as soon as possible since there was still some twilight available to see the runway. I declared an emergency and landed uneventfully. We landed with slightly less than 6000 pounds of gas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN RWY LIGHTS FAIL AND UNABLE TO DIVERT DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL, B737-300 CREW ELECT TO DECLARE EMER AND LAND AFTER SUNDOWN AT GEG WITHOUT REQUIRED LIGHTING.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A 12 MI FINAL AT RWY 3 AT GEG WHEN TWR NOTIFIED US THAT THE RWY LIGHTS FOR THE ARPT WERE OUT. SINCE IT WAS 30 MINS PAST OFFICIAL SUNSET, WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT LEGAL TO LAND. TWR PROVIDED THE OFFICIAL SUNSET TIME. WE ENTERED HOLDING AT THE OM WHILE WE CONSIDERED OUR OPTIONS. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED AND ASK FOR DIVERSION ARPTS. WE REVIEWED THE ALTERNATE ARPT LIST ON THE BACK OF THE 10-7 PAGE. TWO WERE IN A DIRECTION WHERE SEVERE WX WOULD HAVE TO BE TRAVERSED. MOSES LAKE WAS OK WX-WISE, BUT WE ESTIMATED THAT WE WOULD ARRIVE WITH ONLY 3000 LBS OF GAS. FAIRCHILD AFB TOLD TWR THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY CIVILIAN ACFT. THEREFORE WE CONCLUDED THAT OUR SAFEST OPTION WAS TO LAND AT GEG RWY 3 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE THERE WAS STILL SOME TWILIGHT AVAILABLE TO SEE THE RWY. I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WE LANDED WITH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 6000 LBS OF GAS.
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.