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Air carrier taxiing for departure at bwi questioned the decision to not operate runway guard lights at runway 4/22 and taxiway P1.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 13000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Runway Crossing Procedure |
Narrative:
The runway guard lights and in-pavement lights at the intersection of runway 4/22 and taxiway P1 at bwi have been inoperative and/or not used for months. I have pointed this out to ground control numerous times. The commercial chart page lists this intersection as a 'hot spot.' the first time I questioned that the lights were not working; ground explained to me that because of one airline's policy of confirming that they are cleared to cross runways that have guard lights that are active and the excess radio because of the policy; that they do not use the guard lights at the runway 4/22 and P1 intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier taxiing for departure at BWI questioned the decision to not operate runway guard lights at Runway 4/22 and Taxiway P1.
Narrative: The runway guard lights and in-pavement lights at the intersection of Runway 4/22 and Taxiway P1 at BWI have been inoperative and/or not used for months. I have pointed this out to Ground Control numerous times. The commercial chart page lists this intersection as a 'Hot Spot.' The first time I questioned that the lights were not working; Ground explained to me that because of one airline's policy of confirming that they are cleared to cross runways that have guard lights that are active and the excess radio because of the policy; that they do not use the guard lights at the Runway 4/22 and P1 Intersection.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.