Narrative:

We landed on runway 3 at chs (runway 33 and runway 15 closed). Night operation. Exited runway 3 on taxiway 1. Taxiway a was closed just beyond (south) of what appears to be the intersection of taxiway 2 and taxiway a. Chs ground directed us to taxi via txwys 2, 3, and a, to the chs terminal. Due to very poor or non existent taxiway markings near the intxns of txwys 1 and 2 with a, we taxied on taxiway 1 instead of taxiway 2 and ended up near the GA terminal. Because of a fence erected over part of the GA ramp, we had to take the first right turn off of taxiway 1 back to taxiway 2. At that point the chs ground controller apologized to us and said that numerous air carrier pilots had done what we had just done. He mentioned the lack of adequate taxiway markings as the cause. While making the right turn from taxiway 1 to taxiway 2, our right main gear ran over what I think was a depression in the pavement. At that point I decided to stop the aircraft and find out what was behind us at the GA ramp before adding power to continue the taxi. Chs ground advised nothing behind, so I added power and at about 1.3 EPR the aircraft moved out of the depression and we continued onto the gate. This problem can be avoided by simply putting up more taxiway signs and also have chs ground give some additional advisories to aircraft taxiing in the vicinity described above.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF MLG ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO THE WRONG TXWY DURING TAXI TO THE TERMINAL DUE TO THE LACK OF ARPT TXWY MARKINGS.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 3 AT CHS (RWY 33 AND RWY 15 CLOSED). NIGHT OP. EXITED RWY 3 ON TXWY 1. TXWY A WAS CLOSED JUST BEYOND (S) OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE INTXN OF TXWY 2 AND TXWY A. CHS GND DIRECTED US TO TAXI VIA TXWYS 2, 3, AND A, TO THE CHS TERMINAL. DUE TO VERY POOR OR NON EXISTENT TXWY MARKINGS NEAR THE INTXNS OF TXWYS 1 AND 2 WITH A, WE TAXIED ON TXWY 1 INSTEAD OF TXWY 2 AND ENDED UP NEAR THE GA TERMINAL. BECAUSE OF A FENCE ERECTED OVER PART OF THE GA RAMP, WE HAD TO TAKE THE FIRST R TURN OFF OF TXWY 1 BACK TO TXWY 2. AT THAT POINT THE CHS GND CTLR APOLOGIZED TO US AND SAID THAT NUMEROUS ACR PLTS HAD DONE WHAT WE HAD JUST DONE. HE MENTIONED THE LACK OF ADEQUATE TXWY MARKINGS AS THE CAUSE. WHILE MAKING THE R TURN FROM TXWY 1 TO TXWY 2, OUR R MAIN GEAR RAN OVER WHAT I THINK WAS A DEPRESSION IN THE PAVEMENT. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO STOP THE ACFT AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS BEHIND US AT THE GA RAMP BEFORE ADDING PWR TO CONTINUE THE TAXI. CHS GND ADVISED NOTHING BEHIND, SO I ADDED PWR AND AT ABOUT 1.3 EPR THE ACFT MOVED OUT OF THE DEPRESSION AND WE CONTINUED ONTO THE GATE. THIS PROB CAN BE AVOIDED BY SIMPLY PUTTING UP MORE TXWY SIGNS AND ALSO HAVE CHS GND GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES TO ACFT TAXIING IN THE VICINITY DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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.