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A pilot on short final to ord runway 27R reported distraction caused by a bright electronic sign in the sporting arena parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1317295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While on short final to runway 27R in ord; there is an electronic sign in the sporting arena parking lot that is very bright. This sign is distracting at night and especially when on the ILS. I let the ord tower controller know that this sign is distracting and there were two other flights complaining about this sign. The controller said that they have received numerous complaints about this sign.a bright distracting sign on short final to a runway. This sign either needs to have the intensity turned down or turned off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot on short final to ORD Runway 27R reported distraction caused by a bright electronic sign in the sporting arena parking.
Narrative: While on short final to Runway 27R in ORD; there is an electronic sign in the sporting arena parking lot that is very bright. This sign is distracting at night and especially when on the ILS. I let the ORD Tower controller know that this sign is distracting and there were two other flights complaining about this sign. The controller said that they have received numerous complaints about this sign.A bright distracting sign on short final to a runway. This sign either needs to have the intensity turned down or turned off.
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.