Air carrier reporter expressed concern regarding the taxiway lighting at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	723380
Time
Date	200701
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	723380
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	lighting : sfo.airport

Narrative:

We noticed that the centerline lighting was extremely bright as we taxied in and also on taxi out. An air carrier flight requested that the lights be modulated down. Ground explained that they have no control of the brightness of the centerline lighting. They also noted that they receive many complaints about the lighting each day and that they get no resolution from the port of sfo. In stating this they also suggested that the airlines complain to the port to get this corrected. I am sure that there are standards that need to be met for taxiway lighting. Not only are the centerline lights too bright; but the edge lights either are not operational or do not exist. With all the attention on runway incursions; this would certainly contribute to confusion in taxi operations. The entire airport needs to be evaluated to determine if they meet the standards of the appropriate regulations. This will continue to occur every day until a regulatory agency demands that sfo meet standards.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RPTR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE TXWY LIGHTING AT SFO.

Narrative: WE NOTICED THAT THE CTRLINE LIGHTING WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT AS WE TAXIED IN AND ALSO ON TAXI OUT. AN ACR FLT REQUESTED THAT THE LIGHTS BE MODULATED DOWN. GND EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE NO CTL OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE CTRLINE LIGHTING. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THEY RECEIVE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LIGHTING EACH DAY AND THAT THEY GET NO RESOLUTION FROM THE PORT OF SFO. IN STATING THIS THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE AIRLINES COMPLAIN TO THE PORT TO GET THIS CORRECTED. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE STANDARDS THAT NEED TO BE MET FOR TXWY LIGHTING. NOT ONLY ARE THE CTRLINE LIGHTS TOO BRIGHT; BUT THE EDGE LIGHTS EITHER ARE NOT OPERATIONAL OR DO NOT EXIST. WITH ALL THE ATTN ON RWY INCURSIONS; THIS WOULD CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTE TO CONFUSION IN TAXI OPS. THE ENTIRE ARPT NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE APPROPRIATE REGS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY DAY UNTIL A REGULATORY AGENCY DEMANDS THAT SFO MEET STANDARDS.

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.