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B737-300 flight crew reported their vision restricted by sun reflecting off glass building on final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 744609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 744609 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | class c : sjc.c |
Narrative:
Building was built without considering arrival corridor. On a visual approach to sjc at XA00 local on jun/xa/07; at between 2000 ft and 1000 ft; a bronze glass building cast a reflection from the sun; which restr vision from both pilots. I informed the tower of the hazard and he said he was aware of the problem; restr vision of both pilots during flight. City should work with the building owner to apply some sort of anti-reflective coating on windows.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW REPORTED THEIR VISION RESTRICTED BY SUN REFLECTING OFF GLASS BUILDING ON FINAL APCH.
Narrative: BUILDING WAS BUILT WITHOUT CONSIDERING ARR CORRIDOR. ON A VISUAL APCH TO SJC AT XA00 LCL ON JUN/XA/07; AT BTWN 2000 FT AND 1000 FT; A BRONZE GLASS BUILDING CAST A REFLECTION FROM THE SUN; WHICH RESTR VISION FROM BOTH PLTS. I INFORMED THE TWR OF THE HAZARD AND HE SAID HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROB; RESTR VISION OF BOTH PLTS DURING FLT. CITY SHOULD WORK WITH THE BUILDING OWNER TO APPLY SOME SORT OF ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING ON WINDOWS.
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.