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A321 first officer reported a taxiway incursion due to confusing markings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1566816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Pushed back from [gate] and was then cleared to spot xx. As the captain turned the plane to the right I was checking that the path was clear. I noticed the ramp boundary markings were close and that the aircraft was moving at a pace that was not able to stop. I hit the brakes and said 'were on an active taxiway' just then ground said spot xx turn left. So we continued. Captain said he saw the xx spot marking on the taxiway and was confused. Ramp has markings for entry/exit spots that are identical. An unfamiliar pilot can easily be confused about if the marker he/she sees is the actual spot or the lead in spot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer reported a taxiway incursion due to confusing markings.
Narrative: Pushed back from [gate] and was then cleared to spot XX. As the Captain turned the plane to the right I was checking that the path was clear. I noticed the ramp boundary markings were close and that the aircraft was moving at a pace that was not able to stop. I hit the brakes and said 'were on an active taxiway' just then Ground said spot XX turn left. So we continued. Captain said he saw the XX spot marking on the taxiway and was confused. Ramp has markings for entry/exit spots that are identical. An unfamiliar pilot can easily be confused about if the marker he/she sees is the actual spot or the lead in spot.
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.