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B757-200 taxiing for takeoff encounters unlighted construction on taxiway north between taxiway N6 and taxiway N7 at mia. Ramp controller advises lights out due to temporary short in system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 655448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 655448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | construction : mia.airport lighting : mia.airport procedure or policy : mia.airport |
Narrative:
Flight X taxied out to runway 26R for takeoff using taxiway Y; taxiway north; taxiway N10; cross runway 26L (closed) for takeoff. Temporary lights put on taxiway north between taxiway N6 and taxiway N8 for displaced taxiway due to construction. Lights were not on due to a short in the system. Lights were placed on the center of taxiway north. No information had been offered by ground control that lights were in place and not working. Ramp control woman (in truck) was apologetic that lights were not working on taxiway north and also on south side of field due to shorts in electrical system. We felt we may have taxied over first set of lights. We returned to gate and wrote up the aircraft for possible tire damage. Maintenance inspected gear; found no damage; and signed off logbook. We pushed back and continued flight to tpa. In summary; I feel the taxiway lighting at mia is inadequate around the current construction areas. I would also recommend consideration of using the nose landing light for taxiing when away from terminal area and its use does not blind other aircraft. This would facilitate seeing FOD on txwys earlier.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 TAXIING FOR TKOF ENCOUNTERS UNLIGHTED CONSTRUCTION ON TXWY N BTWN TXWY N6 AND TXWY N7 AT MIA. RAMP CTLR ADVISES LIGHTS OUT DUE TO TEMPORARY SHORT IN SYS.
Narrative: FLT X TAXIED OUT TO RWY 26R FOR TKOF USING TXWY Y; TXWY N; TXWY N10; CROSS RWY 26L (CLOSED) FOR TKOF. TEMPORARY LIGHTS PUT ON TXWY N BTWN TXWY N6 AND TXWY N8 FOR DISPLACED TXWY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. LIGHTS WERE NOT ON DUE TO A SHORT IN THE SYS. LIGHTS WERE PLACED ON THE CTR OF TXWY N. NO INFO HAD BEEN OFFERED BY GND CTL THAT LIGHTS WERE IN PLACE AND NOT WORKING. RAMP CTL WOMAN (IN TRUCK) WAS APOLOGETIC THAT LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ON TXWY N AND ALSO ON S SIDE OF FIELD DUE TO SHORTS IN ELECTRICAL SYS. WE FELT WE MAY HAVE TAXIED OVER FIRST SET OF LIGHTS. WE RETURNED TO GATE AND WROTE UP THE ACFT FOR POSSIBLE TIRE DAMAGE. MAINT INSPECTED GEAR; FOUND NO DAMAGE; AND SIGNED OFF LOGBOOK. WE PUSHED BACK AND CONTINUED FLT TO TPA. IN SUMMARY; I FEEL THE TXWY LIGHTING AT MIA IS INADEQUATE AROUND THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION AREAS. I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND CONSIDERATION OF USING THE NOSE LNDG LIGHT FOR TAXIING WHEN AWAY FROM TERMINAL AREA AND ITS USE DOES NOT BLIND OTHER ACFT. THIS WOULD FACILITATE SEEING FOD ON TXWYS EARLIER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.