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A captain reported that skar tower refused to turn the runway edge lights on during daylight IMC conditions and was also reluctant to turn on the VASI. The only runway lighting at the airport is the runway edge lights and VASI.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 924684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SKAR.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Skar refuses to turn on the runway lights during approach or landing. When we request the lights they still refuse to turn them on. The only lights are runway edge lights. This is during daylight IMC operation. This has happened 3 times; each time we we're on approach; in rain with the windshield wipers on and they still refuse to turn them on. This is not a language problem as I requested it in spanish. They think that if they are looking south and it is VFR and I am in rain to the north they do not need to turn them on; since it is ok to the south.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain reported that SKAR Tower refused to turn the runway edge lights on during daylight IMC conditions and was also reluctant to turn on the VASI. The only runway lighting at the airport is the runway edge lights and VASI.
Narrative: SKAR refuses to turn on the runway lights during approach or landing. When we request the lights they still refuse to turn them on. The only lights are runway edge lights. This is during daylight IMC operation. This has happened 3 times; each time we we're on approach; in rain with the windshield wipers on and they still refuse to turn them on. This is not a language problem as I requested it in Spanish. They think that if they are looking south and it is VFR and I am in rain to the north they do not need to turn them on; since it is OK to the south.
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.