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Air carrier pilot reported dfw ground controllers routinely issue improper taxi instructions by using a spot number in lieu of a call sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1512061 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Dfw ground controllers are using spot numbers in lieu of call signs with a taxi instruction to turn left or right. Today; a controller went a step further and said; 'spot 31 turn right. No need to acknowledge. Company correspondence was issued regarding dfw operations which specifically said to monitor ground at your spot and they will call you by your spot number. Nowhere did it say to taxi without a proper clearance. 'Spot 31 turn right. No need to acknowledge' is not a proper taxi clearance. All I'm asking for here is that they refrain from giving the turn instruction without using the call sign. Please take action to stop these ambiguous taxi instructions from dfw ground; or at the very least put a note in the dfw ops advisory pages authorizing aircraft movement onto an active taxiway without a proper clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot reported DFW Ground Controllers routinely issue improper taxi instructions by using a spot number in lieu of a call sign.
Narrative: DFW ground controllers are using spot numbers in lieu of call signs with a taxi instruction to turn left or right. Today; a controller went a step further and said; 'Spot 31 turn right. No need to acknowledge. Company correspondence was issued regarding DFW operations which specifically said to monitor ground at your spot and they will call you by your spot number. Nowhere did it say to TAXI without a proper clearance. 'Spot 31 turn right. No need to acknowledge' is not a proper taxi clearance. All I'm asking for here is that they refrain from giving the TURN instruction without using the call sign. Please take action to stop these ambiguous taxi instructions from DFW ground; or at the very least put a note in the DFW ops advisory pages authorizing aircraft movement onto an active taxiway without a proper clearance.
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.