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An A319 pilot comments that CRT readability is decreased during bright ambient light conditions. The air carrier maintenance did not replace the unreadable CRT.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | PFD |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 3300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Other CRT Brightness |
Narrative:
I griped a CRT into ZZZ that my first officer could not see. No sunglasses; mylar screens up; and my first officer still had to hold something to shadow his pfd in order to see anything. We used the pfd/nd transfer switch so he could see; but that was marginally helpful because the other CRT was almost as bad. The screen was signed off as 'cleaned sensors.' I will bet it will be just as bad tomorrow; but the outbound crew will leave under low ambient light and not notice the problem until later in the day. That not withstanding; many crews will let this problem slide because they have become accustomed to the inadequate condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 pilot comments that CRT readability is decreased during bright ambient light conditions. The air carrier maintenance did not replace the unreadable CRT.
Narrative: I griped a CRT into ZZZ that my First Officer could not see. No sunglasses; mylar screens up; and my First Officer still had to hold something to shadow his PFD in order to see anything. We used the PFD/ND transfer switch so he could see; but that was marginally helpful because the other CRT was almost as bad. The screen was signed off as 'cleaned sensors.' I will bet it will be just as bad tomorrow; but the outbound crew will leave under low ambient light and not notice the problem until later in the day. That not withstanding; many crews will let this problem slide because they have become accustomed to the inadequate condition.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.