Narrative:

The led landing lights chosen to replace older incandescent models are wholly unsuitable in intensity and field of illumination. It is extremely difficult to land at many central american destinations which often have lighting and markings not up to domestic us standards. I note an uptick in maintenance originated write-ups of cracked podding; rotating shims; and other gripes on these aircraft. I'd suggest maintenance look for a correlation; these aircraft are difficult to land well at night. The miserable illumination provided by the chosen retrofit led landing lights is a clear detriment to safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737NG Captain reported the new LED landing lights do not provide the level of illumination found in the older incandescent bulbs.

Narrative: The LED landing lights chosen to replace older incandescent models are wholly unsuitable in intensity and field of illumination. It is extremely difficult to land at many Central American destinations which often have lighting and markings not up to domestic US standards. I note an uptick in maintenance originated write-ups of cracked podding; rotating shims; and other gripes on these aircraft. I'd suggest maintenance look for a correlation; these aircraft are difficult to land well at night. The miserable illumination provided by the chosen retrofit LED landing lights is a clear detriment to safety.

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