A pilot reports that a floodlight on the ramp at mdw interferes with visibility while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	745888
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	745888
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	lighting : mdw.airport

Narrative:

Our taxi route always takes us from the southern end of Y taxiway eastbound. At the eastern end of the ramp area; an extremely bright yellow floodlight shines westbound; illuminating a vehicle gate and roadway which runs adjacent to the taxi path. The intensity of this light makes aircraft movements at night; and especially during rain; difficult. Seeing the pavement and any objects/personnel/aircraft in the area is difficult. Lowering the intensity of the lamp or relocating it may help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT RPTS THAT A FLOODLIGHT ON THE RAMP AT MDW INTERFERES WITH VISIBILITY WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: OUR TAXI ROUTE ALWAYS TAKES US FROM THE SOUTHERN END OF Y TXWY EASTBOUND. AT THE EASTERN END OF THE RAMP AREA; AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT YELLOW FLOODLIGHT SHINES WESTBOUND; ILLUMINATING A VEHICLE GATE AND ROADWAY WHICH RUNS ADJACENT TO THE TAXI PATH. THE INTENSITY OF THIS LIGHT MAKES ACFT MOVEMENTS AT NIGHT; AND ESPECIALLY DURING RAIN; DIFFICULT. SEEING THE PAVEMENT AND ANY OBJECTS/PERSONNEL/ACFT IN THE AREA IS DIFFICULT. LOWERING THE INTENSITY OF THE LAMP OR RELOCATING IT MAY HELP.

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.