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Attributes | |
ACN | 257987 |
Time | |
Date | 199312 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bos |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dca |
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 : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
ASRS Report | 257987 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Situations | |
Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Initial taxi instruction was 'taxi outer, bravo, hold short at bravo hold point.' en route instructions changed to 'continue bravo, sierra I and hold short of runway 9.' almost 90 percent of runway and taxiway markers were covered by maintenance tarps. Remainder were inadequate to proceed with assurance. We missed sierra I and proceeded to the approach end of runway 4R. Controller advised us to hold our position. Subsequently, we were cleared into position on 4R and soon departed. No encroachment occurred. The taxi route to runway 9 via that route is quite confusing and without adequate markings, really dangerous. Recommend improved signage as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG CREW MISSES A TURN AND TAXIES TO THE WRONG RWY AT BOS.
Narrative: INITIAL TAXI INSTRUCTION WAS 'TAXI OUTER, BRAVO, HOLD SHORT AT BRAVO HOLD POINT.' ENRTE INSTRUCTIONS CHANGED TO 'CONTINUE BRAVO, SIERRA I AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9.' ALMOST 90 PERCENT OF RWY AND TXWY MARKERS WERE COVERED BY MAINT TARPS. REMAINDER WERE INADEQUATE TO PROCEED WITH ASSURANCE. WE MISSED SIERRA I AND PROCEEDED TO THE APCH END OF RWY 4R. CTLR ADVISED US TO HOLD OUR POS. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE WERE CLRED INTO POS ON 4R AND SOON DEPARTED. NO ENCROACHMENT OCCURRED. THE TAXI RTE TO RWY 9 VIA THAT RTE IS QUITE CONFUSING AND WITHOUT ADEQUATE MARKINGS, REALLY DANGEROUS. RECOMMEND IMPROVED SIGNAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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.