A cpr large transport captain was surprised by a change in the rules for aircraft movement at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	257281
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	257281
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Pushed back aircraft from inside hangar to ramp/taxiway just like we have always done since I started flying here in 1982. Upon contact with ground control, we find we have pushed onto an ATC movement area. No one in company (chief pilot, director of operations, president, director of maintenance) is aware of new movement area. Upon further research in aim, only FBO, FSS, airport operations (and of course ATC) get information on new movement (ATC controled) areas. This information needs to be passed on to users. Especially users who are used to operating under different rules. In this instance, it appears dtw airport operations is the responsible party. Above all, this airport operations should be sensitive to the importance of this issue. Solution: 1) airport operations notifies all customers. 2) ATC notifies all customers during normal operations and during grace period (1 month?). Do this by informing operations who taxi to/from this area. 3) mark movement areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR LGT CAPT WAS SURPRISED BY A CHANGE IN THE RULES FOR ACFT MOVEMENT AT DTW.

Narrative: PUSHED BACK ACFT FROM INSIDE HANGAR TO RAMP/TXWY JUST LIKE WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE SINCE I STARTED FLYING HERE IN 1982. UPON CONTACT WITH GND CTL, WE FIND WE HAVE PUSHED ONTO AN ATC MOVEMENT AREA. NO ONE IN COMPANY (CHIEF PLT, DIRECTOR OF OPS, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF MAINT) IS AWARE OF NEW MOVEMENT AREA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IN AIM, ONLY FBO, FSS, ARPT OPS (AND OF COURSE ATC) GET INFO ON NEW MOVEMENT (ATC CTLED) AREAS. THIS INFO NEEDS TO BE PASSED ON TO USERS. ESPECIALLY USERS WHO ARE USED TO OPERATING UNDER DIFFERENT RULES. IN THIS INSTANCE, IT APPEARS DTW ARPT OPS IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. ABOVE ALL, THIS ARPT OPS SHOULD BE SENSITIVE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE. SOLUTION: 1) ARPT OPS NOTIFIES ALL CUSTOMERS. 2) ATC NOTIFIES ALL CUSTOMERS DURING NORMAL OPS AND DURING GRACE PERIOD (1 MONTH?). DO THIS BY INFORMING OPS WHO TAXI TO/FROM THIS AREA. 3) MARK MOVEMENT AREAS.

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.