What happened
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(-5)Aircraft was on approach to day, controller cleared aircraft to land on runway 24R. Runway was notamed closed on the ATIS. Flight crew did not question controller. Controller cleared the aircraft to land on closed runway. At the time of the incident the edge lights on runway 24R were inoperative due to the fact they were disconnected. Aircraft landed without further incident. Flight crew states that since the controller cleared them to land that the runway had been reopened. Airport operations states that there was an "x" on the runway, however flight crew states they did not see any thing indicating the runway was closed. The aircraft landed without further incident. Investigation closed with submission of this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO DAY, CONTROLLER CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24R. RUNWAY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED ON THE ATIS. FLIGHT CREW DID NOT QUESTION CONTROLLER. CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON CLOSED RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE EDGE LIGHTS ON RUNWAY 24R WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE DISCONNECTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT CREW STATES THAT SINCE THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THEM TO LAND THAT THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN REOPENED. AIRPORT OPERATIONS STATES THAT THERE WAS AN "X" ON THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER FLIGHT CREW STATES THEY DID NOT SEE ANY THING INDICATING THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.
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