<< >> NASA ASRS Report 641923, January 2005

Local controller reports pilots complaining about intensity of taxiway lights when at minimum brightness settings at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	641923
Time
Date	200501
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 4
ASRS Report	641923
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 12 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 controller time certified in position1 : 6
ASRS Report	641922
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	lighting : sfo.airport

Narrative:

Pilot complained that taxiway lights were too bright; causing difficulty in seeing. Requested that we turn down lights. I informed pilot that lights were on lowest setting. We have had numerous complaints from many pilots about the taxiway lights being too bright. Several pilots have said the lights are ruining their night vision and could be a possible hazard. Could cause a runway incursion. The lights are painful to their eyes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR RPTS PLTS COMPLAINING ABOUT INTENSITY OF TXWY LIGHTS WHEN AT MINIMUM BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS AT SFO.

Narrative: PLT COMPLAINED THAT TXWY LIGHTS WERE TOO BRIGHT; CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SEEING. REQUESTED THAT WE TURN DOWN LIGHTS. I INFORMED PLT THAT LIGHTS WERE ON LOWEST SETTING. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PLTS ABOUT THE TXWY LIGHTS BEING TOO BRIGHT. SEVERAL PLTS HAVE SAID THE LIGHTS ARE RUINING THEIR NIGHT VISION AND COULD BE A POSSIBLE HAZARD. COULD CAUSE A RWY INCURSION. THE LIGHTS ARE PAINFUL TO THEIR EYES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.