B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Distraction; Physiological - Other
Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
While on a Night VMC final for visual approach to Runway 30L SJC the extremely bright stadium board display lights were on at full illumination and were an extreme visual distraction to us and other pilots on final approach. SJC Tower acknowledged our report and added that all pilots had commented on the distraction. The worst problem will be night games at the stadium when the weather is IMC and Instrument approaches are in effect at SJC or NUQ. The condition may create a problem of Flicker Vertigo for pilots.
B737 Captain reports being distracted by the new stadium display during a night visual approach to Runway 30L at SJC.