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Air carrier first officer reported this non movement area near taxiway a is difficult to see at night. Reporter did not provide the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Island between taxiway a and ramp between spots X and Y is bordered only by sporadic small blue reflective stakes. At night they are extremely difficult to see because taxiing into the ramp via b-l-a-spot X the aircraft lights do not hit them at the right angle. On multiple occasions I've had to alert the captain who could not see the island or blue stakes so as not to continue in the same direction from left into spot Y; the aircraft must turn a quick left-right from taxiway left in order to avoid the island.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported this non movement area near Taxiway A is difficult to see at night. Reporter did not provide the airport.
Narrative: Island between taxiway A and ramp between spots X and Y is bordered only by sporadic small blue reflective stakes. At night they are extremely difficult to see because taxiing into the ramp via B-L-A-spot X the aircraft lights do not hit them at the right angle. On multiple occasions I've had to alert the Captain who could not see the island or blue stakes so as not to continue in the same direction from L into spot Y; the aircraft must turn a quick left-right from taxiway L in order to avoid the island.
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.