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Air carrier flight crew reported a taxiway incursion at fll airport due to covered/unlit taxiway signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1661068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 399 Flight Crew Type 11017 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
After pushback we requested taxi from ramp control. We were instructed to taxi and hold short of T2. Referencing our airport information pages and our jepp 10-9B we started taxiing. We were told to give way to (other carrier) aircraft at T2 and continue taxi to T3; B; and hold short of taxiway Q and contact ground holding short Q. We taxied forward constantly looking for T2 off to our right. The taxiways and part of the island area were under construction and distinguishing the actual taxiways from the islands dividing them at night was difficult as there was no lighted signage. Ramp told us to stop and advised us that we passed T2. They said this has been happening a lot and asked if we missed the sign. We said 'yes; it is completely unlit (the T2 sign also parallels the direction of taxi). Ramp said this keeps happening and they said the county actually covered some of the signs during construction against the instructions of the controlling ramp. The ramp controller asked if we'd like to make a formal complaint with the county and we answered 'yes.' we were subsequently cleared to taxi out via T3 and (other carrier) aircraft gave way to us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported a taxiway incursion at FLL airport due to covered/unlit taxiway signs.
Narrative: After pushback we requested taxi from Ramp Control. We were instructed to taxi and hold short of T2. Referencing our airport information pages and our Jepp 10-9B we started taxiing. We were told to give way to (other carrier) aircraft at T2 and continue taxi to T3; B; and hold short of Taxiway Q and contact Ground holding short Q. We taxied forward constantly looking for T2 off to our right. The taxiways and part of the island area were under construction and distinguishing the actual taxiways from the islands dividing them at night was difficult as there was no lighted signage. Ramp told us to stop and advised us that we passed T2. They said this has been happening a lot and asked if we missed the sign. We said 'Yes; it is completely unlit (the T2 sign also parallels the direction of taxi). Ramp said this keeps happening and they said the county actually covered some of the signs during construction against the instructions of the Controlling Ramp. The Ramp Controller asked if we'd like to make a formal complaint with the county and we answered 'Yes.' We were subsequently cleared to taxi out via T3 and (other carrier) aircraft gave way to us.
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.