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An air carrier captain reported that night time gate identification is difficult at rdu because of ramp illumination; jetway number location and the lack of illumination on the gate number signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RDU.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Second time in less than a week that I arrived in rdu at night and have been unable to read the gate numbers. The numbers above the jetways are unreadable due to the the glare of the lights from the building illuminating the ramp area. The gate numbers are not lighted. We missed our gate taxiing to it and had to do a 180 further down the alpha taxiway. Many of the jetways are canted at such an angle that pulling in front of the gate number will put you on the wrong gate. Put lighted gate numbers at the end of each jetway (not on the building) so it will be easy to determine where the aircraft should line up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Captain reported that night time gate identification is difficult at RDU because of ramp illumination; jetway number location and the lack of illumination on the gate number signs.
Narrative: Second time in less than a week that I arrived in RDU at night and have been unable to read the gate numbers. The numbers above the jetways are unreadable due to the the glare of the lights from the building illuminating the ramp area. The gate numbers are not lighted. We missed our gate taxiing to it and had to do a 180 further down the Alpha taxiway. Many of the jetways are canted at such an angle that pulling in front of the gate number will put you on the wrong gate. Put lighted gate numbers at the end of each jetway (not on the building) so it will be easy to determine where the aircraft should line up.
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.