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Air carrier captain reported having trouble reading the airport taxiway signs due to high grass at iah.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1587199 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1288 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Exiting runway 26R at houston intercontinental; after landing; taxiway FD; we were given taxi instructions. I was unable to read the taxi signs due to high grass reaching the top of the signs. My first officer was familiar with houston and informed me as to where to go. I am [based at another airport] and just came off the 777 as an international pilot. I am not familiar with all the taxiways at houston. As you may well know; exiting a high speed taxiway at a greater than normal speed (because it is a high speed exit); unfamiliar; and having to change my ipad from approach diagram to taxi; while listening to taxi instructions; there is a lot going on all at once. All this is ok and not a problem. When I couldn't identify the signs right away; it was confusing. I stopped the aircraft; clear of the runway; and confirmed my first officer's advice after reviewing my taxi chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported having trouble reading the airport taxiway signs due to high grass at IAH.
Narrative: Exiting Runway 26R at Houston Intercontinental; after landing; taxiway FD; we were given taxi instructions. I was unable to read the taxi signs due to high grass reaching the top of the signs. My first officer was familiar with Houston and informed me as to where to go. I am [based at another airport] and just came off the 777 as an international pilot. I am not familiar with all the taxiways at Houston. As you may well know; exiting a high speed taxiway at a greater than normal speed (because it is a high speed exit); unfamiliar; and having to change my iPad from approach diagram to taxi; while listening to taxi instructions; there is a lot going on all at once. All this is ok and not a problem. When I couldn't identify the signs right away; it was confusing. I stopped the aircraft; clear of the runway; and confirmed my First Officer's advice after reviewing my taxi chart.
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.