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A B757 flight crew reported noticing unusual and distracting lights during their approach to runway 28 at eidw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1293704 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EIDW.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 147 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 7441 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 186 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 1256 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Was given late descent clearance into eidw on osgar 1L arrival requiring a high rate of descent was given altimeter setting of 1023mb. First officer (first officer) reconfirmed and was given 1032mb. Continued shortened arrival for ILS runway 28. Encountered VMC at 2;000 feet. Runway contact at 1;500 feet. Noticed several unusual lights on runway that resembled vehicle tail lights. First officer asked tower if any vehicles on runway and response was no. Continued approach; at 1;000 feet captain inquired if any vehicles were on runway. Tower said that there had been pilot reports of unusual lighting around taxiways E3 and R4 but no vehicles on runway. Continued to normal landing. On roll out first officer noticed 'distracting' lights coming from runway abeam taxiways E3 and E4. We exited runway at taxiway E6 with normal taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 flight crew reported noticing unusual and distracting lights during their approach to Runway 28 at EIDW.
Narrative: Was given late descent clearance into EIDW on OSGAR 1L arrival requiring a high rate of descent was given altimeter setting of 1023mb. First Officer (FO) reconfirmed and was given 1032mb. Continued shortened arrival for ILS Runway 28. Encountered VMC at 2;000 feet. Runway contact at 1;500 feet. Noticed several unusual lights on runway that resembled vehicle tail lights. FO asked tower if any vehicles on runway and response was no. Continued approach; at 1;000 feet Captain inquired if any vehicles were on runway. Tower said that there had been pilot reports of unusual lighting around taxiways E3 and R4 but no vehicles on runway. Continued to normal landing. On roll out FO noticed 'distracting' lights coming from runway abeam taxiways E3 and E4. We exited runway at taxiway E6 with normal taxi to gate.
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.