Narrative:

The ramp light poles which light the concourse for air carrier X. Concourse east ... At night due to glare from the lights and the lights themselves, blocks the hold short area of runway 27R from the tower. The poles need to be shortened by at least 20 ft or a new way of lighting the concourse needs to be found. At night small aircraft cannot be seen holding there or even taxiing to this area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLL TWR CTLR IS CONCERNED THAT THE RWY 27R HOLD SHORT LINE CAN'T BE SEEN FROM THE TWR DUE TO THE CONCOURSE 'E' LIGHT.

Narrative: THE RAMP LIGHT POLES WHICH LIGHT THE CONCOURSE FOR ACR X. CONCOURSE E ... AT NIGHT DUE TO GLARE FROM THE LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES, BLOCKS THE HOLD SHORT AREA OF RWY 27R FROM THE TWR. THE POLES NEED TO BE SHORTENED BY AT LEAST 20 FT OR A NEW WAY OF LIGHTING THE CONCOURSE NEEDS TO BE FOUND. AT NIGHT SMALL ACFT CANNOT BE SEEN HOLDING THERE OR EVEN TAXIING TO THIS AREA.

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.