First officer reports exiting runway 35 at phl on taxiway E3 and being instructed to contact ramp at...

Narrative:

Landing runway 35 had briefed the planned exit taxiway and expected a taxi route. Exited runway at E3. Tower said to contact ramp at spot 14. Looking at signage ahead; it appeared we were on taxiway E2; and there was no spot 14 visible at our location exiting the runway. Aircraft was turned onto parallel taxiway and ramp was contacted who stated we were on taxiway east. Gave instructions to continue to spot 13; and additional instructions which were complied with. Better pavement markings for spot 14 at the E3 exit; and move the taxiway sign for E2 so it does not create confusion as to the aircraft position during a critical workload time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: First Officer reports exiting Runway 35 at PHL on Taxiway E3 and being instructed to contact Ramp at Spot 14. This Spot cannot be located and the crew ends up taxiing south on E and being redirected to Spot 13. Markings and signage are called into question.

Narrative: Landing Runway 35 had briefed the planned exit taxiway and expected a taxi route. Exited runway at E3. Tower said to contact Ramp at Spot 14. Looking at signage ahead; it appeared we were on Taxiway E2; and there was no Spot 14 visible at our location exiting the runway. Aircraft was turned onto parallel taxiway and ramp was contacted who stated we were on Taxiway E. Gave instructions to continue to Spot 13; and additional instructions which were complied with. Better pavement markings for Spot 14 at the E3 exit; and move the taxiway sign for E2 so it does not create confusion as to the aircraft position during a critical workload time.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1012858
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PHL.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 161
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

First officer reports exiting runway 35 at phl on taxiway E3 and being instructed to contact ramp at spot 14. This spot cannot be located and the crew ends up taxiing south on east and being redirected to spot 13. Markings and signage are called into question.