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Air carrier captain reported lack of taxiway signage and an outdated airport diagram resulted in confusion during taxi at pit airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1703064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PIT.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| 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 Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Since I have not flown into pit very much; I was unfamiliar with the taxiway issue. It would be nice if they fix the airport diagram in the charts and add a taxiway sign or paint the names on the ground. I will spread the word.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported lack of taxiway signage and an outdated airport diagram resulted in confusion during taxi at PIT airport.
Narrative: Since I have not flown into PIT very much; I was unfamiliar with the taxiway issue. It would be nice if they fix the airport diagram in the charts and add a taxiway sign or paint the names on the ground. I will spread the word.
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.