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An air carrier crewman complains that there is bright sunlight reflecting off the mirrored windows of a new hotel under construction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 249467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 249467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Extremely bright and annoying reflection lasting about 30 seconds. While descending through 27000 ft on descent for landing las vegas, nv. Comes from new hotel (pyramid shaped) being built near las airport. It was a problem even 57 NM out. It is much worse, of course on the airport in morning and west of airport in afternoon. Perhaps a coating could be put on all the outside glass surfaces of the hotel to reduce reflection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CREWMAN COMPLAINS THAT THERE IS BRIGHT SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE MIRRORED WINDOWS OF A NEW HOTEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Narrative: EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND ANNOYING REFLECTION LASTING ABOUT 30 SECONDS. WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 27000 FT ON DSCNT FOR LNDG LAS VEGAS, NV. COMES FROM NEW HOTEL (PYRAMID SHAPED) BEING BUILT NEAR LAS ARPT. IT WAS A PROB EVEN 57 NM OUT. IT IS MUCH WORSE, OF COURSE ON THE ARPT IN MORNING AND W OF ARPT IN AFTERNOON. PERHAPS A COATING COULD BE PUT ON ALL THE OUTSIDE GLASS SURFACES OF THE HOTEL TO REDUCE REFLECTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.