While taxiing for takeoff aircraft struck construction barridace sustaining minor damage.

Attributes
ACN	109164
Time
Date	198904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : luk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	109168
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 154 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 117
ASRS Report	109445
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other 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 were cleared to taxi from spot 2 west to runway 36R via taxiway hh and C. We taxied onto hh from centerline and headed east on hh. As we completed our turn from hh onto C there were 2 sharp bumps. There is construction along the south edge of hh and on the west side of C. There are barricades made of railroad ties along the edges of the txwys. Those form a 90 degree corner at the intersection of hh and C. On C the barricades extend out onto the normal taxiway surface. We hit one of these in our right turn and the barricade lodged in our right main gear. We made a turn onto taxiway I to clear the C taxiway and told ground control we were unable to taxi any further. We called our maintenance people. They removed the barricade and we taxied back to gate B34. One of our tires was replaced and also a rock deflector was replaced. This corner is extremely restr for turns, especially right turns. The ground controller should provide other routing or warn the pilots about the dangerous corner. Offset printed taxi lines until the construction is completed would be of benefit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF ACFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION BARRIDACE SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM SPOT 2 W TO RWY 36R VIA TXWY HH AND C. WE TAXIED ONTO HH FROM CENTERLINE AND HEADED E ON HH. AS WE COMPLETED OUR TURN FROM HH ONTO C THERE WERE 2 SHARP BUMPS. THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE S EDGE OF HH AND ON THE W SIDE OF C. THERE ARE BARRICADES MADE OF RAILROAD TIES ALONG THE EDGES OF THE TXWYS. THOSE FORM A 90 DEG CORNER AT THE INTXN OF HH AND C. ON C THE BARRICADES EXTEND OUT ONTO THE NORMAL TXWY SURFACE. WE HIT ONE OF THESE IN OUR RIGHT TURN AND THE BARRICADE LODGED IN OUR RIGHT MAIN GEAR. WE MADE A TURN ONTO TXWY I TO CLR THE C TXWY AND TOLD GND CTL WE WERE UNABLE TO TAXI ANY FURTHER. WE CALLED OUR MAINT PEOPLE. THEY REMOVED THE BARRICADE AND WE TAXIED BACK TO GATE B34. ONE OF OUR TIRES WAS REPLACED AND ALSO A ROCK DEFLECTOR WAS REPLACED. THIS CORNER IS EXTREMELY RESTR FOR TURNS, ESPECIALLY RIGHT TURNS. THE GND CTLR SHOULD PROVIDE OTHER ROUTING OR WARN THE PLTS ABOUT THE DANGEROUS CORNER. OFFSET PRINTED TAXI LINES UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED WOULD BE OF BENEFIT.

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.