Air carrier medium large transport taxiway excursion after landing.

Attributes
ACN	105861
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	105861
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We landed on 5L and were cleared to cross 5R via runway 10 and taxiway T. Upon entering T, we were cleared to gate as we taxied to gate, ground control informed us that taxiway left's lights were inoperative. As they informed us about the lights, we found ourselves going across the grass at the intersection of T and left. We did not see the grassy area. It was logged in the logbook. The mechanic found nothing wrong with the aircraft. Airport maintenance found no damage to taxiway or lights. Recommendation: some type of flashing 'temporary' lights along taxiway left.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TXWY EXCURSION AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON 5L AND WERE CLRED TO CROSS 5R VIA RWY 10 AND TXWY T. UPON ENTERING T, WE WERE CLRED TO GATE AS WE TAXIED TO GATE, GND CTL INFORMED US THAT TXWY L'S LIGHTS WERE INOP. AS THEY INFORMED US ABOUT THE LIGHTS, WE FOUND OURSELVES GOING ACROSS THE GRASS AT THE INTXN OF T AND L. WE DID NOT SEE THE GRASSY AREA. IT WAS LOGGED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACFT. ARPT MAINT FOUND NO DAMAGE TO TXWY OR LIGHTS. RECOMMENDATION: SOME TYPE OF FLASHING 'TEMPORARY' LIGHTS ALONG TXWY L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.