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Air carrier employee was reported that led lights at a maintenance facility shine into the eyes of pilots when they were taxiing at phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1509904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Not a specific event with a flight but a potential safety issue. Recently [company] has installed bright led lights on their facility. The lights shine directly into pilots' eyes when taxiing on taxiway Y in the normal taxi route towards [the runway]. With snow/ice on the ground the lights make it difficult to see where to turn on the taxiways. We remedied the situation by taking extra time and going slow but this has the potential to cause a runway incursion if unable to see the taxiway signs due to the lights in pilots' eyes.bright lights shining from [company] facility.[company] could possibly angle the lights differently or put a 'fender' to deflect the lights away from the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Employee was reported that LED lights at a maintenance facility shine into the eyes of pilots when they were taxiing at PHL.
Narrative: Not a specific event with a flight but a potential safety issue. Recently [company] has installed bright LED lights on their facility. The lights shine directly into pilots' eyes when taxiing on taxiway Y in the normal taxi route towards [the runway]. With snow/ice on the ground the lights make it difficult to see where to turn on the taxiways. We remedied the situation by taking extra time and going slow but this has the potential to cause a runway incursion if unable to see the taxiway signs due to the lights in pilots' eyes.Bright lights shining from [company] facility.[Company] could possibly angle the lights differently or put a 'fender' to deflect the lights away from the taxiway.
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