Airport lighting taxiway lights OTS for 2 months.

Attributes
ACN	288945
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 controller supervisory : 2
ASRS Report	288945
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

On the south side of santa barbara airport there is only 1 taxiway (taxiway B) for use by pilots in and out of the FBO. The taxiway lights have been OTS for over 2 months. The airport administration does not seem too concerned, 'awaiting parts' is the only answer they have. They refuse to obtain temporary lights. I have seen several aircraft get lost and have received numerous complaints. At night, it is very difficult for both pilots and controllers to get aircraft in and out of that area. I feel that this situation is borderline safe and could lead to a runway incursion. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: taxiway supervisor stated the taxiway B lights were returned to service last week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT LIGHTING TXWY LIGHTS OTS FOR 2 MONTHS.

Narrative: ON THE S SIDE OF SANTA BARBARA ARPT THERE IS ONLY 1 TXWY (TXWY B) FOR USE BY PLTS IN AND OUT OF THE FBO. THE TXWY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OTS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. THE ARPT ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED, 'AWAITING PARTS' IS THE ONLY ANSWER THEY HAVE. THEY REFUSE TO OBTAIN TEMPORARY LIGHTS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ACFT GET LOST AND HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. AT NIGHT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR BOTH PLTS AND CTLRS TO GET ACFT IN AND OUT OF THAT AREA. I FEEL THAT THIS SIT IS BORDERLINE SAFE AND COULD LEAD TO A RWY INCURSION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TXWY SUPVR STATED THE TXWY B LIGHTS WERE RETURNED TO SVC LAST WK.

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.