Narrative:

This is about a specific flight. After executing an ILS to runway 07 at mroc; down to minimums (what I thought were minimums) and taxiing to the gate; I heard another flight ask the tower; 'how long have the approach lights been out of service?' their answer; '6 to 7 years!' a quick glance at the ILS runway 07 page shows with the ALS out of service one needs 1.8 KM to execute the approach. Not the 500 M I used assuming the ALS was working. Nowhere; in the NOTAMS; chart NOTAMS; ATIS; or air carrier station report is there a mention of the ALS out of service. This needs immediate attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW EXECUTED ILS FOR RWY 07; MROC. DURING TAXI IN; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APCH LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE; AND HAD BEEN FOR SOME TIME; BUT CONDITION WAS NOT SPECIFIED IN NOTAMS OR ATIS. THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE VISIBILITY REQUIRED FOR THE APCH.

Narrative: THIS IS ABOUT A SPECIFIC FLT. AFTER EXECUTING AN ILS TO RWY 07 AT MROC; DOWN TO MINIMUMS (WHAT I THOUGHT WERE MINIMUMS) AND TAXIING TO THE GATE; I HEARD ANOTHER FLT ASK THE TWR; 'HOW LONG HAVE THE APCH LIGHTS BEEN OUT OF SVC?' THEIR ANSWER; '6 TO 7 YEARS!' A QUICK GLANCE AT THE ILS RWY 07 PAGE SHOWS WITH THE ALS OUT OF SVC ONE NEEDS 1.8 KM TO EXECUTE THE APCH. NOT THE 500 M I USED ASSUMING THE ALS WAS WORKING. NOWHERE; IN THE NOTAMS; CHART NOTAMS; ATIS; OR ACR STATION RPT IS THERE A MENTION OF THE ALS OUT OF SVC. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

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.