Medium large transport slides off icy taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	198648
Time
Date	199201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	198648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 6750 flight time type : 3750
ASRS Report	198816
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared for visual to runway 28 abeam runway at 3000 ft MSL. ATIS indicated no problem with taxiways. Captain obtained ATIS. I flew approach and made the landing both approach and landing were normal with no difficulty stopping. Captain took aircraft at almost a complete stop. We were then told to continue another 2000 ft to taxiway 'G'. As the turnoff was initiated aircraft drifted left while moving forward. Aircraft came to a complete stop halfway between the runway and parallel taxiway with left main about 2-3 off pavement and nose about 4 ft off. An airport vehicle arrived and driver said that he had instructed tower not to use this taxiway. A sheet of glare ice was on the airport and this taxiway had not been sanded. We did not know either of these conditions. Passengers were deplaned out the aft airstairs with no injuries and aircraft was pulled off of grass about an hour later. No damage to aircraft. Apparently there was poor communication between airport maintenance, the tower, and flcs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SLIDES OFF ICY TAXIWAY.

Narrative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

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.