Maintenance personnel taxiing cross active runway.

Attributes
ACN	169137
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	169137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The incursions arose from a lack of airport familiarity, bad judgement on the part of the taxi personnel involved, lack of training, WX problems, communication problems with ground control and insufficiently marked txwys. Company was informed of the events by jr. X of ATC. Corrective actions were immediate training classes and maintenance meetings to remind personnel of the importance of safety, and to pass on proper taxi operations information. I believe all of the items stated in the first paragraph contributed to the incursions and the training and communication with ground control personnel will prevent this from occurring in the future. I would also like to state that the pdx txwys and exits are very poorly marked. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that a 4 stage training program has been inaugurated consisting of airport familiarization, radio usage (communication with tower), cockpit session and taxi training. Believes WX conditions were a major part of the problem, but determined to not have something like this occur again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TAXIING CROSS ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: THE INCURSIONS AROSE FROM A LACK OF ARPT FAMILIARITY, BAD JUDGEMENT ON THE PART OF THE TAXI PERSONNEL INVOLVED, LACK OF TRNING, WX PROBS, COM PROBS WITH GND CTL AND INSUFFICIENTLY MARKED TXWYS. COMPANY WAS INFORMED OF THE EVENTS BY JR. X OF ATC. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE IMMEDIATE TRNING CLASSES AND MAINT MEETINGS TO REMIND PERSONNEL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY, AND TO PASS ON PROPER TAXI OPS INFO. I BELIEVE ALL OF THE ITEMS STATED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCURSIONS AND THE TRNING AND COM WITH GND CTL PERSONNEL WILL PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT THE PDX TXWYS AND EXITS ARE VERY POORLY MARKED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THAT A 4 STAGE TRNING PROGRAM HAS BEEN INAUGURATED CONSISTING OF ARPT FAMILIARIZATION, RADIO USAGE (COM WITH TWR), COCKPIT SESSION AND TAXI TRAINING. BELIEVES WX CONDITIONS WERE A MAJOR PART OF THE PROB, BUT DETERMINED TO NOT HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCUR AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.