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Attributes | |
ACN | 1579953 |
Time | |
Date | 201809 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SDF.Airport |
State Reference | KY |
Environment | |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737-700 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 421 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Exiting runway 35L at B6; we were instructed to taxi [on taxiways] B; G; J; and cross runway 29 to our ramp. After crossing [runway] 29 northbound on B; the signage is very poor/confusing. I started to roll past [taxiway] G; thinking it was a little north of where it actually is; when ground control corrected us and asked if we were able to make the turn. We had enough space to still make the turn onto [taxiway] G. Then; the only sign indicating where [taxiway] J is located is [about] 100 yards east and hard to see. Ground control sounded kind of stressed/irritated; which leads me to believe this happens a lot at this intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported missing turn on taxiway due to poor airport signs.
Narrative: Exiting Runway 35L at B6; we were instructed to taxi [on taxiways] B; G; J; and cross Runway 29 to our ramp. After crossing [Runway] 29 northbound on B; the signage is very poor/confusing. I started to roll past [Taxiway] G; thinking it was a little north of where it actually is; when Ground Control corrected us and asked if we were able to make the turn. We had enough space to still make the turn onto [Taxiway] G. Then; the only sign indicating where [Taxiway] J is located is [about] 100 yards east and hard to see. Ground Control sounded kind of stressed/irritated; which leads me to believe this happens a lot at this intersection.
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.