Narrative:

Dfw taxi rtes north of taxiway 18 are not depicted on commercial charts (60-9) txwys 15, 16, and 17 are not shown. 3 txwys exist in new large ramp/taxi area, only 2 are shown. Clrncs are being given and accepted daily to various points via various rtes on this new pad. Painting on pad is unacceptable -- numbers and letters are upside down for direction of route. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter describes the taxi 'pad' as huge with confusing lights and marking. It is wide enough for 3 of the largest widebody transport aircraft to be parked wingtip to wingtip. He could not describe the lighting scheme from memory but said it was confusing and inadequate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW TAXI PAD TO RWY 17R IS POORLY LIT AND HAS CONFUSING INVERTED SIGNS ON THE SURFACE. ALSO, THE TAXI PAD DOES NOT SHOW IN THE CURRENT NOAA TERMINAL PROCS CHART.

Narrative: DFW TAXI RTES N OF TXWY 18 ARE NOT DEPICTED ON COMMERCIAL CHARTS (60-9) TXWYS 15, 16, AND 17 ARE NOT SHOWN. 3 TXWYS EXIST IN NEW LARGE RAMP/TAXI AREA, ONLY 2 ARE SHOWN. CLRNCS ARE BEING GIVEN AND ACCEPTED DAILY TO VARIOUS POINTS VIA VARIOUS RTES ON THIS NEW PAD. PAINTING ON PAD IS UNACCEPTABLE -- NUMBERS AND LETTERS ARE UPSIDE DOWN FOR DIRECTION OF RTE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR DESCRIBES THE TAXI 'PAD' AS HUGE WITH CONFUSING LIGHTS AND MARKING. IT IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR 3 OF THE LARGEST WDB ACFT TO BE PARKED WINGTIP TO WINGTIP. HE COULD NOT DESCRIBE THE LIGHTING SCHEME FROM MEMORY BUT SAID IT WAS CONFUSING AND INADEQUATE.

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.