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An air carrier pilot reported the den green led taxiway and white led runway centerline lights are too bright and create visual interference which prevent pilots from seeing beyond the non dimmable lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1140107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Type 6300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Green led taxi lights are far too bright at den; in this specific case; taxiway cn by 7W nearing mike taxiway. The lights are so bright it floods the cockpit and blinds the crew making it impossible to see beyond the lights right in front of you. This same thing happens on the runway centerline leds at den and other cities; far too bright. Reduce brightness or go back to old-fashioned lighting. Green led taxi lighting [is] extremely bright causing windscreen visibility problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier pilot reported the DEN green LED taxiway and white LED runway centerline lights are too bright and create visual interference which prevent pilots from seeing beyond the non dimmable lights.
Narrative: Green LED taxi lights are far too bright at DEN; in this specific case; Taxiway CN by 7W nearing Mike Taxiway. The lights are so bright it floods the cockpit and blinds the Crew making it impossible to see beyond the lights right in front of you. This same thing happens on the runway centerline LEDs at DEN and other cities; far too bright. Reduce brightness or go back to old-fashioned lighting. Green LED taxi lighting [is] extremely bright causing windscreen visibility problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.