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GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM
Report Number 1183001

Local Date(Yr/ Mon) 201406

Local Quarter Time 0001-0600

Synopsis

A PASSENGER PILOT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE DISTRACTION AND EFFECTS ON FLIGHT CREW
VISION CAUSED BY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS EMANATING FROM THE HUGE LIGHTED SCOREBOARD AT THE SOON TO BE
OPENED MAJOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL STADIUM JUST THREE MILES FROM THE FAR END OF RUNWAYS 30. THE
REPORTER LIKENS THE DISPLAYS TO LASER EVENTS.

Assesmment

Event Primary Problem
Event Contributing Factors
Envrion ment Work Factor
General Results

Aircraft Event Results

ATC Event Results

Flight Crew Event Results

Anomaly Information

Acft Equip Anomaly Desc

Airspace Anomaly Flag

ATC Anomaly Flag

Conflict Anomaly Desc

Alt Deviation Anomaly Desc

Procedure Deviation Anomaly Desc
Speed Deviation Anomaly Flag
Track/Heading Deviation Anomaly FEag
FIightdeck/Cabin event Anomaly Desc
Ground Encounter event Anomaly Desc
Ground Excursion event Anomaly Des:
Ground Incursion event Anomaly Desc
Ira-Flight event Anomaly Desc

Non Specific Anomaly Flag ALL TYPES
Other Anomaly Flag

Anomaly Detected - Person Desc

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Anomaly Detected - Auto Desc
Location Information

Loc State Code CA
Loc Ref Airport Name 
Lac Ref ATC Name

Loc Ref Intersection Name

Loc Ref NAVAID Name

Horizontal Miss Distance (ft)

Verical Miss Distance (ft)

Magnetic Bearing (deg)

Magnetic Bearing (deg)

Reference ID Distance (nm)

Altitude AGL - Single Value(ft)

Altitude MSL - Single Value(ft)

Environmental Information

Weather Conditions

Ceiling

Ceiling Single Value (ft)

Light Condition

RVR Single value (ft) 

WX Elements Visual Desc

WX Elements Visual Desc Other

WK Elements Visual (sm)

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

Aircraft1

Acft Make/Model Desc LIGHT TRANSPORT, HIGH WING, 2 TURBOPROP
ENG

Acft Operator Desc AIR CARRIER

Acft Far Part PART 121

Acft Flight Mission PASSENGER

Acft Flight Phase INITIAL APPROACH

Acft Flight Plan 

Acft Nav in Use

Flight Crew Count 2

Cabin Crew Count
Passenger Count

Number of Seats

PERSON INFORMATION

information For Person Sequence 1

General Info

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Reporting Organization AIR CARRIER
?Reporting Organization Other

Acft Cabin Activity

Comm Breakdown Party 1

Comm Breakdown Party 2

ATC Exp Military (yrs)

ATC Exp Non?Radar (yrs)

ATC Exp Radar (yrs)

ATC Exp Supervisory (yrs)

ATC Exp Cert in Pas (mths)

ATC Exp Cert in Pos (yrs)

Dispatch Experience (yrs)

Airline Exp (yrs)

Aircraft Exp (yrs)

Total Exp (yrs)

Exp (yrs)

Crew Exp (last 90 days)

Crew Total Exp

Crew Exp

Tech Maint Avionics Exp

Tech Maint Avionics Exp

Inspector Maint Exp

Tech Lead Maint Exp

Repairman Maint Exp

Tech Maint Exp

ATC Function

Dispatch Function

Function

Crew Function PILOT NOT FLYING

Ground Personel Function

Maint Personel Function

Personel Other Function

Personel Other Other Function

Human Factors PHYSIOLOGICAL - OTHER

Location in Acft FLIGHT DECK

Location in Acft Other

Person Location Desc

Person Location ?Acft Desc 

Person Loc Facility Acft Desc

ATC Qual Desc

Dispatch Qual Desc

Qua! Desc

Fit Crew Qual Desc

Maint Qual Desc

Otr Qua! Desc

Narrative

0N APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33L IN SJC WE WERE DISTRACTED BY A FLASHING LEGHT IN THE DISTANCE PAST THE
END OF THE RUNWAY. AS GOT CLOSER WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS A HUGE DISPLAY BOARD ON A NEW STADIUM
NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT IT WAS ONLY DISPLAYING SOLID COLORS LIKE RED. BLUE. ETC. IT WAS ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. i FOUND MYSELF LOOKING AWAY. BUT WHEN IT CHANGED COLOR OR i WOULD
LOOK BACK AT IT. OUR APPROACH WAS IN DAYLIGHT. I CANT IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE AT NIGHT OR ONCE
THIS DISPLAY STARTS A MORE DYNAMIC DISPLAY. THIS WAS NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT, AND IS A HUGE SAFETY

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PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY TO IGNORE THE DISPLAY IN VMC CONDITIONS. IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF
WITH TRAFFIC TO FOLLOW, OR PERHAPS MISSING A RUNWAY ASSIGNMENT. THE ONLY WAY I COULD
SEE THIS BEING ALLOWED IS TO COMPLETELY BLOCK THE DISPLAY FROM BEING SEEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST OR
FACING IT THE OTHER DIRECTION. HOWEVER, IF IT IS FACING THE NORTHWEST IT WILL BE AN EVEN BIGGER
PROBLEM WHEN TRAFFIC FLOW IS FROM THAT DIRECTION. THIS DISPLAY IS IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS A LASER
EVENT AS FAR A3 DISTRACTIONS ARE CONCERNED.

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