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Air carrier first officer reported a possible safety issue at midway airport (mdw) involving the taxiway echo hold-short markings for runway 31C. He recommends that the airport diagram be modified to include a 'hot spot' at the 31C hold-short area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1417306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDW.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 161 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This report is to bring awareness to the company's safety alert at mdw regarding taxiway echo. As a rule during the preflight briefing; I mention the safety alert regarding taxiway echo when 31C is a possible runway assignment for takeoff. About 90 percent of captains I fly with are not aware of the safety alert; and typically line up on E3 in larger aircraft without ATC approval. This results in the aircraft not clearing the landing zone of runway 31R. I have witnessed; on several occasions; where light GA traffic is cleared to land 31R with an aircraft not cleared of the 31R hold short markings. In addition to our company safety alerts; recommend that the jeppesen 10-9 airfield diagram label the entire taxiway east (E1; E2; E3) hold short area for 31C as a hotspot. The hotspot language should state 'be aware of hold short markings for 31R between 31R and 31C. Unless directed by ATC; aircrew must ensure the entire aircraft remain clear of the 31R approach zone.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported a possible safety issue at Midway airport (MDW) involving the Taxiway Echo hold-short markings for runway 31C. He recommends that the airport diagram be modified to include a 'Hot Spot' at the 31C hold-short area.
Narrative: This report is to bring awareness to the company's Safety Alert at MDW regarding Taxiway Echo. As a rule during the preflight briefing; I mention the Safety Alert regarding Taxiway Echo when 31C is a possible runway assignment for takeoff. About 90 percent of Captains I fly with are not aware of the Safety Alert; and typically line up on E3 in larger aircraft without ATC approval. This results in the aircraft not clearing the landing zone of Runway 31R. I have witnessed; on several occasions; where light GA traffic is cleared to land 31R with an aircraft not cleared of the 31R hold short markings. In addition to our Company Safety Alerts; recommend that the Jeppesen 10-9 airfield diagram label the entire Taxiway E (E1; E2; E3) hold short area for 31C as a hotspot. The hotspot language should state 'Be aware of hold short markings for 31R between 31R and 31C. Unless directed by ATC; Aircrew must ensure the entire aircraft remain clear of the 31R approach zone.'
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.