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Sfo airport not in compliance with advisory circular 120 pt 57. Low visibility taxi rtes during low visibility operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 299678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The ground lighting in sfo is not adequate for CAT III operations and should be upgraded. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated sea has low visibility taxi rtes when the visibility is below 1200 ft on RVR. Sfo and lax do not. Sfo operations officer stated there is an advisory circular number 120.57 which covers this subject. Taxi rtes during low visibility operations, RVR less than 1200 ft. Facilities have been granted an extension for implementation until jan/96.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SFO ARPT NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ADVISORY CIRCULAR 120 PT 57. LOW VISIBILITY TAXI RTES DURING LOW VISIBILITY OPS.
Narrative: THE GND LIGHTING IN SFO IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR CAT III OPS AND SHOULD BE UPGRADED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED SEA HAS LOW VISIBILITY TAXI RTES WHEN THE VISIBILITY IS BELOW 1200 FT ON RVR. SFO AND LAX DO NOT. SFO OPS OFFICER STATED THERE IS AN ADVISORY CIRCULAR NUMBER 120.57 WHICH COVERS THIS SUBJECT. TAXI RTES DURING LOW VISIBILITY OPS, RVR LESS THAN 1200 FT. FACILITIES HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL JAN/96.
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.