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CRJ200 captain reports a paucity of above ground signs indicating runway 6-24 is close approaching taxiway A5 at bhm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1181168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BHM.Airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
When taxiing from the ramp area to taxiway a at A5; there is a real lack of taxiway and runway signs. There is no above ground red sign marking runway 6-24's location and a runway incursion would be very easy to do at A5 especially since 6-24 is so close to the ramp area. There also is no above ground yellow sign labeling taxiway a when you taxi to runway 6. There is only one sign which has the number 6 on it with an arrow pointing to its location to taxi to. Finally; I feel that a hot-spot should be designated on the airport diagram where A5 meets runway 6-24.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 Captain reports a paucity of above ground signs indicating Runway 6-24 is close approaching Taxiway A5 at BHM.
Narrative: When taxiing from the ramp area to Taxiway A at A5; there is a real lack of taxiway and runway signs. There is no above ground red sign marking Runway 6-24's location and a runway incursion would be very easy to do at A5 especially since 6-24 is so close to the ramp area. There also is no above ground yellow sign labeling Taxiway A when you taxi to Runway 6. There is only one sign which has the number 6 on it with an arrow pointing to its location to taxi to. Finally; I feel that a hot-spot should be designated on the Airport Diagram where A5 meets Runway 6-24.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.