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B737-800 captain experiences very bright lights from a sports complex to the left of runway 25L centerline at las during approach. Ground control indicated to the reporter that he was not the first to complain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1258519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Sports complex lighting too bright on aircraft left during approach to runway 25L. Flight instruments difficult to see. Making runway difficult to see at night. We advised ground control taxiing in. We were told we weren't the first to complain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain experiences very bright lights from a sports complex to the left of Runway 25L centerline at LAS during approach. Ground control indicated to the reporter that he was not the first to complain.
Narrative: Sports complex lighting too bright on aircraft left during approach to Runway 25L. Flight instruments difficult to see. Making runway difficult to see at night. We advised ground control taxiing in. We were told we weren't the first to complain.
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.