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Attributes | |
ACN | 770159 |
Time | |
Date | 200801 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sbgl.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 770159 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Situations | |
Airport | groundskeeping : sbgl.airport |
Narrative:
Grass at sbgl is too high to read the taxiway signs on L1 and L2 at taxiway K. It is also too high on txwys B and M. The signs are hidden below the grass at several other locations on the airport. They are even more difficult to see at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ACR PILOT REPORTS TALL GRASS BLOCKING TXWY SIGNS AT SBGL'S TXWY L1; L2 AND K.
Narrative: GRASS AT SBGL IS TOO HIGH TO READ THE TXWY SIGNS ON L1 AND L2 AT TXWY K. IT IS ALSO TOO HIGH ON TXWYS B AND M. THE SIGNS ARE HIDDEN BELOW THE GRASS AT SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE ARPT. THEY ARE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.