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Air carrier first officer reported a ramp incursion at sea airport. First officer stated more detail is needed in the airport charts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1713556 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
After arriving in sea; we were assigned gate X. Both myself and the captain were unfamiliar with gate X and it appeared to be blocked by another aircraft. We ended up turning south instead of east and were immediately informed of our mistake by south ramp. While this was happening; operations informed us of a spot change. When then proceeded south on taxiway whiskey and parked without further incident.more detailed diagrams of gate X in the airport information charts; and descriptions of where to look for ground personnel for guidance into a spot would have eliminated our confusion. While we had the jeppesen plate up it was still unclear as to where we should go.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier First Officer reported a ramp incursion at SEA airport. First Officer stated more detail is needed in the airport charts.
Narrative: After arriving in SEA; we were assigned Gate X. Both myself and the Captain were unfamiliar with Gate X and it appeared to be blocked by another aircraft. We ended up turning south instead of east and were immediately informed of our mistake by south ramp. While this was happening; Operations informed us of a spot change. When then proceeded south on Taxiway Whiskey and parked without further incident.More detailed diagrams of Gate X in the airport information charts; and descriptions of where to look for ground personnel for guidance into a spot would have eliminated our confusion. While we had the Jeppesen plate up it was still unclear as to where we should go.
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.