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First officer files another report about the same A320 aircraft with the left wing-tip navigation lights operating opposite the right wing-tip navigation lights. Pilot requests some definitive information on whether this aircraft is wired correctly and every other aircraft is wrong or if it matter which bulb illuminates with the navigation switch in position-1 or position-2.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1270011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Navigation Light |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 7977 Flight Crew Type 7490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
This aircraft still has the left wing-tip navigation lights operating opposite the right wing-tip [navigation light] and opposite every other aircraft I've seen during routine walk-around inspections. I was contacted by a representative and was told by him that after discussions with maintenance in ZZZ1 that they believed that the wing-tip light on this aircraft was not behaving correctly for a given cockpit switch position. I wrote-up this issue again today as it still seems to be operating incorrectly. Can I please get some definitive information on whether this aircraft is wired correctly and every other aircraft is wrong. Or; if it doesn't matter which bulb illuminates with the switch position; i.e. Position-1 and position-2 have no meaning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: First Officer files another report about the same A320 aircraft with the left wing-tip navigation lights operating opposite the right wing-tip NAV lights. Pilot requests some definitive information on whether this aircraft is wired correctly and every other aircraft is wrong or if it matter which bulb illuminates with the NAV switch in Position-1 or Position-2.
Narrative: This aircraft still has the left wing-tip Navigation lights operating opposite the right wing-tip [NAV light] and opposite every other aircraft I've seen during routine walk-around inspections. I was contacted by a representative and was told by him that after discussions with maintenance in ZZZ1 that they believed that the wing-tip light on this aircraft was not behaving correctly for a given cockpit switch position. I wrote-up this issue again today as it still seems to be operating incorrectly. Can I please get some definitive information on whether this aircraft is wired correctly and every other aircraft is wrong. Or; if it doesn't matter which bulb illuminates with the switch position; i.e. Position-1 and Position-2 have no meaning.
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.