An air carrier light transport took off on the closed part of a partially closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	247567
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	247567
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

First part of 13L closed for taxi only. Not marked very well. I could not tell just how much was closed for taxi. I began takeoff, then saw where the 'taxi only' area was. Not marked very clearly at all from takeoff area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporting captain states that ATIS warned that part of runway 13L was closed due to construction. The construction is a new taxiway to the cargo area. No one was working at the time. The crew taxied down the runway, added power for takeoff, then noticed the rather obscure markings still further ahead. The reporter has not heard from the FAA on this incident. He does not know if the construction is complete. The reporter knows of other aircraft that have made the same mistake on this runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT TOOK OFF ON THE CLOSED PART OF A PARTIALLY CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: FIRST PART OF 13L CLOSED FOR TAXI ONLY. NOT MARKED VERY WELL. I COULD NOT TELL JUST HOW MUCH WAS CLOSED FOR TAXI. I BEGAN TKOF, THEN SAW WHERE THE 'TAXI ONLY' AREA WAS. NOT MARKED VERY CLRLY AT ALL FROM TKOF AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTING CAPT STATES THAT ATIS WARNED THAT PART OF RWY 13L WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION IS A NEW TXWY TO THE CARGO AREA. NO ONE WAS WORKING AT THE TIME. THE CREW TAXIED DOWN THE RWY, ADDED PWR FOR TKOF, THEN NOTICED THE RATHER OBSCURE MARKINGS STILL FURTHER AHEAD. THE RPTR HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS INCIDENT. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE. THE RPTR KNOWS OF OTHER ACFT THAT HAVE MADE THE SAME MISTAKE ON THIS RWY.

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.