A320 first officer questions dispatch for night flight with inoperative taxi light.

Attributes
ACN	778258
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	778258
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft FAA
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft dispatched for a night flight without a taxi light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FO QUESTIONS DISPATCH FOR NIGHT FLT WITH INOPERATIVE TAXI LIGHT.

Narrative: ACFT DISPATCHED FOR A NIGHT FLT WITHOUT A TAXI LIGHT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.