Air carrier reporter taxied onto the wrong taxiway. States there are no signs to direct pilot.

Attributes
ACN	172668
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btv
State Reference	VT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	172668
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We knew from the ATIS that burlington vt, airport taxiway 'K' was notamed closed to all aircraft over 68000 pounds gross weight but we could not find taxiway 'K' at all on our (current) commercial charts for the airport. While taxiing to runway 33 for takeoff we used taxiway 'C' so as to use the full length of runway 33 for takeoff. The taxiway we used was not marked or labeled at either end but I now believe it to be taxiway 'K'. While this incident wasn't particularly serious, these txwys must be labeled and shown on the commercial charts so that more serious incidents don't happen. We can't navigate on the txwys with confidence west/O clear markings and accurate charts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Called procedure specialist in tower. Taxiway K is a new taxiway, only about one yr old. There is no taxiway markings to indicate that it is taxiway K or any weight restrictions. Since reporter submitted the report, commercial chart maker has included it on the airport diagram. The new airport diagram is only two weeks old. There are no indications on the NOAA chart. The tower does stipulate the restriction on the ATIS, but states that this is not an uncommon practice by pilots. Airport management is suppose to be working with the FAA to get a sign up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR REPORTER TAXIED ONTO THE WRONG TXWY. STATES THERE ARE NO SIGNS TO DIRECT PLT.

Narrative: WE KNEW FROM THE ATIS THAT BURLINGTON VT, ARPT TXWY 'K' WAS NOTAMED CLOSED TO ALL ACFT OVER 68000 LBS GROSS WT BUT WE COULD NOT FIND TXWY 'K' AT ALL ON OUR (CURRENT) COMMERCIAL CHARTS FOR THE ARPT. WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 33 FOR TKOF WE USED TXWY 'C' SO AS TO USE THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 33 FOR TKOF. THE TXWY WE USED WAS NOT MARKED OR LABELED AT EITHER END BUT I NOW BELIEVE IT TO BE TXWY 'K'. WHILE THIS INCIDENT WASN'T PARTICULARLY SERIOUS, THESE TXWYS MUST BE LABELED AND SHOWN ON THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS SO THAT MORE SERIOUS INCIDENTS DON'T HAPPEN. WE CAN'T NAVIGATE ON THE TXWYS WITH CONFIDENCE W/O CLR MARKINGS AND ACCURATE CHARTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. CALLED PROC SPECIALIST IN TWR. TXWY K IS A NEW TXWY, ONLY ABOUT ONE YR OLD. THERE IS NO TXWY MARKINGS TO INDICATE THAT IT IS TXWY K OR ANY WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. SINCE RPTR SUBMITTED THE RPT, COMMERCIAL CHART MAKER HAS INCLUDED IT ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM. THE NEW ARPT DIAGRAM IS ONLY TWO WKS OLD. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS ON THE NOAA CHART. THE TWR DOES STIPULATE THE RESTRICTION ON THE ATIS, BUT STATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE BY PLTS. ARPT MGMNT IS SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING WITH THE FAA TO GET A SIGN UP.

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.