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A captain taxiing at night to lax runway 24L via taxiway D-8; E-8 became confused because the signage and lighting were reportedly not clear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1323826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aero Charts |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were taxiing (at night) from the D-8 to runway 24L at E-8. I reviewed the taxi plan on the jepps chart with my first officer since I had not been back to lax since the runway 24L construction project began. I taxied slowly but still found it to be extremely difficult to get to 24L at E-8 from this direction due to poor taxiway line markings and confusing taxi lights at night. This is a serious night hazard that deserves immediate attention so we don't damage an aircraft; have an inadvertent taxiway excursion or (worse) a runway incursion. Also; I believe it would help if the jepps 10-7 page had an enlarged diagram showing this specific taxi area in better detail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain taxiing at night to LAX Runway 24L via Taxiway D-8; E-8 became confused because the signage and lighting were reportedly not clear.
Narrative: We were taxiing (at night) from the D-8 to Runway 24L at E-8. I reviewed the taxi plan on the Jepps chart with my FO since I had not been back to LAX since the runway 24L construction project began. I taxied slowly but still found it to be extremely difficult to get to 24L at E-8 from this direction due to poor taxiway line markings and confusing taxi lights at night. This is a serious night hazard that deserves immediate attention so we don't damage an aircraft; have an inadvertent taxiway excursion or (worse) a runway incursion. Also; I believe it would help if the Jepps 10-7 page had an enlarged diagram showing this specific taxi area in better detail.
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.