Cpr small transport PIC's complaint about runway light setting at oak on runway 27R.

Attributes
ACN	131136
Time
Date	198912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	131136
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Bay approach cleared us for an ILS 27R approach at oakland. The WX as reported and as experienced was VFR with some haze at low level and a horizontal visibility of approximately 5-7 mi. At approximately 4-5 mi out, I could plainly see that the runway lights were to the left of our course. A quick recheck of the approach data indicated that we had set the proper frequencys and inbound courses on both navigation sets and that both sets were indicating centerline on the localizer. My copilot then called the tower for a light check and then, and only then, did the lights come up/on on 27R! Apparently the 27L approach and runway lights were on and the 27R approach and runway lights were either off or turned to such a low intensity as to be virtually invisible! As you well know, the approach/runway lights are an integral part of the ILS system and no ILS approach may be authorized/attempted without them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT PIC'S COMPLAINT ABOUT RWY LIGHT SETTING AT OAK ON RWY 27R.

Narrative: BAY APCH CLRED US FOR AN ILS 27R APCH AT OAKLAND. THE WX AS REPORTED AND AS EXPERIENCED WAS VFR WITH SOME HAZE AT LOW LEVEL AND A HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY OF APPROX 5-7 MI. AT APPROX 4-5 MI OUT, I COULD PLAINLY SEE THAT THE RWY LIGHTS WERE TO THE LEFT OF OUR COURSE. A QUICK RECHECK OF THE APCH DATA INDICATED THAT WE HAD SET THE PROPER FREQS AND INBND COURSES ON BOTH NAV SETS AND THAT BOTH SETS WERE INDICATING CENTERLINE ON THE LOC. MY COPLT THEN CALLED THE TWR FOR A LIGHT CHECK AND THEN, AND ONLY THEN, DID THE LIGHTS COME UP/ON ON 27R! APPARENTLY THE 27L APCH AND RWY LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE 27R APCH AND RWY LIGHTS WERE EITHER OFF OR TURNED TO SUCH A LOW INTENSITY AS TO BE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE! AS YOU WELL KNOW, THE APCH/RWY LIGHTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ILS SYSTEM AND NO ILS APCH MAY BE AUTHORIZED/ATTEMPTED WITHOUT THEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.