A319 captain reported the new photoluminescent escape path lighting system had discharged overnight ...

Narrative:

Arriving at the aircraft the cabin lights were at the dimmest setting. The escape path lights weren't glowing. Manually turned on the emergency lights to see if this aircraft had the electric escape path lights. Was not sure about how this aircraft's escape path lights worked so I called [maintenance]. [Maintenance] was not sure which system was on the aircraft. Contract maintenance was called out. The photoluminescent system is installed on this aircraft. The photoluminescent system was completely discharged. Maintenance recharged the system. [Maintenance] should have a list that shows the type of escape path light system on each aircraft. On remain overnight aircraft with the photoluminescent system the cabin lights need to stay on bright to keep the photoluminescent system charged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reported the new photoluminescent escape path lighting system had discharged overnight because the cabin lights were dimmed during the down time.

Narrative: Arriving at the aircraft the cabin lights were at the dimmest setting. The escape path lights weren't glowing. Manually turned on the emergency lights to see if this aircraft had the electric escape path lights. Was not sure about how this aircraft's escape path lights worked so I called [Maintenance]. [Maintenance] was not sure which system was on the aircraft. Contract maintenance was called out. The Photoluminescent system is installed on this aircraft. The Photoluminescent system was completely discharged. Maintenance recharged the system. [Maintenance] should have a list that shows the type of escape path light system on each aircraft. On Remain Overnight aircraft with the Photoluminescent system the cabin lights need to stay on bright to keep the Photoluminescent system charged.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1420266
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A319 captain reported the new photoluminescent escape path lighting system had discharged overnight because the cabin lights were dimmed during the down time.