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When runway lights fail and unable to divert due to inadequate fuel, B737-300 crew elect to declare emergency and land after sundown at geg without required lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 621793 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : geg.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : geg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 621793 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching geg, we were advised the runway lights were off and an electrician was on the way to troubleshoot the problem. We did not have an alternate, as the WX was good. We asked if landing at fairchild AFB could happen, and they said that we couldn't be accepted there. Other airports, ie, mwh would put us in a situation with very low fuel. Holding to see if the lights could be fixed with no time expectation would offer the same fuel problem. The runways were visible, but would not be for much longer. We declared an emergency, were given a visual approach to runway 3, landed, and taxied to the terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN RWY LIGHTS FAIL AND UNABLE TO DIVERT DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL, B737-300 CREW ELECT TO DECLARE EMER AND LAND AFTER SUNDOWN AT GEG WITHOUT REQUIRED LIGHTING.
Narrative: APCHING GEG, WE WERE ADVISED THE RWY LIGHTS WERE OFF AND AN ELECTRICIAN WAS ON THE WAY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATE, AS THE WX WAS GOOD. WE ASKED IF LNDG AT FAIRCHILD AFB COULD HAPPEN, AND THEY SAID THAT WE COULDN'T BE ACCEPTED THERE. OTHER ARPTS, IE, MWH WOULD PUT US IN A SIT WITH VERY LOW FUEL. HOLDING TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS COULD BE FIXED WITH NO TIME EXPECTATION WOULD OFFER THE SAME FUEL PROB. THE RWYS WERE VISIBLE, BUT WOULD NOT BE FOR MUCH LONGER. WE DECLARED AN EMER, WERE GIVEN A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 3, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL.
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.