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Air carrier first officer reported entering aus taxiway G1 and encountering extremely bright led lights from the aus terminal which disoriented him and caused loss of night vision before entering the ramp area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1478826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AUS.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
When turning northbound onto taxiway G1 in aus; there are extremely bright led light panels which are directed precisely at inbound aircraft. This causes immediate loss of situational awareness and results in future loss of night vision for the remainder of the taxi in. These lights are a serious safety hazard and need to be removed as soon as possible. Temporarily; crews could use taxiways G2 or G3 to enter the ramp area until these lights are removed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported entering AUS Taxiway G1 and encountering extremely bright LED lights from the AUS terminal which disoriented him and caused loss of night vision before entering the ramp area.
Narrative: When turning northbound onto Taxiway G1 in AUS; there are extremely bright LED light panels which are directed precisely at inbound aircraft. This causes immediate loss of situational awareness and results in future loss of night vision for the remainder of the taxi in. These lights are a serious safety hazard and need to be removed ASAP. Temporarily; crews could use Taxiways G2 or G3 to enter the ramp area until these lights are removed.
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.