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Crj-200 captain reported that new lead off lights from runway 17 to taxiway H at phl can appear to be vehicle head lights to an aircraft on short final to runway 35.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1402996 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
This is is to bring up a concern about runway/taxiway lighting on runway 35 in phl. Since the new construction was done around taxiway H and runway 35; at night there now appears to be new and bright in-ground taxiway lead in [lead off] lights from runway 17 to H. When you are on the visual to 35 there are two bright taxiway lights; or a cluster of lights that look like two headlights spaced far enough apart and of the same brightness to appear like a vehicle is on the runway facing the approach end. I would like to suggest to phl that they either remove or adjust the angle of the light output so it does not look like a vehicle is on the runway. I have not seen this issue at any other airport; so I would assume it can be fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported that new lead off lights from Runway 17 to Taxiway H at PHL can appear to be vehicle head lights to an aircraft on short final to Runway 35.
Narrative: This is is to bring up a concern about runway/taxiway lighting on Runway 35 in PHL. Since the new construction was done around Taxiway H and Runway 35; at night there now appears to be new and bright in-ground taxiway lead in [lead off] lights from Runway 17 to H. When you are on the visual to 35 there are two bright taxiway lights; or a cluster of lights that look like two headlights spaced far enough apart and of the same brightness to appear like a vehicle is on the runway facing the approach end. I would like to suggest to PHL that they either remove or adjust the angle of the light output so it does not look like a vehicle is on the runway. I have not seen this issue at any other airport; so I would assume it can be fixed.
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.