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B757-200 pilot reports pole obscures view of self parking guidance system at unidentified gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 805711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 805711 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
There is a pole right in the front/left of the self-parking guidance system. When getting closer to the gate; the captain cannot even see the right arrow indicating 'left of centerline' due to this pole right in front of his view.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 PLT REPORTS POLE OBSCURES VIEW OF SELF PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM AT UNIDENTIFIED GATE.
Narrative: THERE IS A POLE RIGHT IN THE FRONT/L OF THE SELF-PARKING GUIDANCE SYS. WHEN GETTING CLOSER TO THE GATE; THE CAPT CANNOT EVEN SEE THE R ARROW INDICATING 'L OF CTRLINE' DUE TO THIS POLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS VIEW.
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.