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An air carrier captain taxiing to runway 13R at night reported unlighted taxiway signage on papa and lima made transitions between taxiways difficult without taxi and landing light illumination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1193541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DAL.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Recommend lighted taxiway signage for dal. At night when the ramp is lit by the white flood lights for the remote parking of aircraft; the outbound crews have a difficult time in determining the taxi instructions for [runway] 13R. Usually the taxi instructions are to taxi to runway 13R via papa; cross runway 18; charlie 5; lima. The white flood lights are an immediate distraction and they reduce the pilot's night vision. Green taxiway lights are present; but there is no lighted taxiway signage for taxiway papa. Painted taxiway signage does exist; but is difficult to see at night and in low visibility conditions. The taxiway signage exists at the turn point for taxiway lima on the captain's side; but is not lighted at night. One has to turn on a forward landing light in addition to the taxi light in order to see the pavement markings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Captain taxiing to Runway 13R at night reported unlighted taxiway signage on Papa and Lima made transitions between taxiways difficult without taxi and landing light illumination.
Narrative: Recommend lighted taxiway signage for DAL. At night when the ramp is lit by the white flood lights for the remote parking of aircraft; the outbound crews have a difficult time in determining the taxi instructions for [Runway] 13R. Usually the taxi instructions are to taxi to Runway 13R via Papa; cross Runway 18; Charlie 5; Lima. The white flood lights are an immediate distraction and they reduce the pilot's night vision. Green taxiway lights are present; but there is no lighted taxiway signage for Taxiway Papa. Painted taxiway signage does exist; but is difficult to see at night and in low visibility conditions. The taxiway signage exists at the turn point for Taxiway Lima on the captain's side; but is not lighted at night. One has to turn on a forward landing light in addition to the taxi light in order to see the pavement markings.
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.