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Sfo tower controller described a number of pilot complaints regarding taxiway centerline lighting intensity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 15 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 724302 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : sfo.airport |
Narrative:
From jan/sat through jan/mon; during night operations; numerous aircraft complained of the taxiway centerline lights being too bright. One pilot complained other aircraft are lost in the glare of the centerline lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SFO TWR CTLR DESCRIBED A NUMBER OF PLT COMPLAINTS REGARDING TXWY CENTERLINE LIGHTING INTENSITY.
Narrative: FROM JAN/SAT THROUGH JAN/MON; DURING NIGHT OPS; NUMEROUS ACFT COMPLAINED OF THE TXWY CTRLINE LIGHTS BEING TOO BRIGHT. ONE PLT COMPLAINED OTHER ACFT ARE LOST IN THE GLARE OF THE CTRLINE LIGHTS.
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.