MD80 captain reports the VASI and taxiway lighting at acy have been OTS for an extended period of ti...

Attributes
ACN	451236
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : acy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	451236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	lighting : acy.airport procedure or policy : acy.airport

Narrative:

The runway 31 VASI has been inoperative for an extended period of time. Aircraft conducting visual or VOR approachs to runway 31 are not afforded any vertical guidance to touchdown. This constitutes an unacceptable erosion of safety, especially in light of the fact that transport category jet aircraft operating under far 121 in passenger carrying operations are routinely operating on this approach. The runway 31 VASI at acy needs to be returned to operational status immediately. Additionally, there are numerous taxiway edge light outages at acy. Please have these discrepancies rectified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT RPTS THE VASI AND TXWY LIGHTING AT ACY HAVE BEEN OTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Narrative: THE RWY 31 VASI HAS BEEN INOP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ACFT CONDUCTING VISUAL OR VOR APCHS TO RWY 31 ARE NOT AFFORDED ANY VERT GUIDANCE TO TOUCHDOWN. THIS CONSTITUTES AN UNACCEPTABLE EROSION OF SAFETY, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT TRANSPORT CATEGORY JET ACFT OPERATING UNDER FAR 121 IN PAX CARRYING OPS ARE ROUTINELY OPERATING ON THIS APCH. THE RWY 31 VASI AT ACY NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO OPERATIONAL STATUS IMMEDIATELY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NUMEROUS TXWY EDGE LIGHT OUTAGES AT ACY. PLEASE HAVE THESE DISCREPANCIES RECTIFIED.

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.

MD80 captain reports the VASI and taxiway lighting at acy have been OTS for an extended period of time.