Runway edge lights inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	286530
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	286530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	286533
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was flying aircraft and received message from company dispatch via ACARS that runway 4 edge lights OTS but every other light was being pwred by temporary battery operated lights every 200 ft. 'Operation legal for landing.' in fact, it was edge threshold lights that were inoperative and air carrier flight operations manual requires every threshold edge light inoperative be replaced 1 for 1, not every other one. Correction suggestion: ATIS and dispatch should be more specific describing inoperative components.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EDGE LIGHTS INOP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING ACFT AND RECEIVED MESSAGE FROM COMPANY DISPATCH VIA ACARS THAT RWY 4 EDGE LIGHTS OTS BUT EVERY OTHER LIGHT WAS BEING PWRED BY TEMPORARY BATTERY OPERATED LIGHTS EVERY 200 FT. 'OP LEGAL FOR LNDG.' IN FACT, IT WAS EDGE THRESHOLD LIGHTS THAT WERE INOP AND ACR FLT OPS MANUAL REQUIRES EVERY THRESHOLD EDGE LIGHT INOP BE REPLACED 1 FOR 1, NOT EVERY OTHER ONE. CORRECTION SUGGESTION: ATIS AND DISPATCH SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC DESCRIBING INOP COMPONENTS.

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.