An air carrier large transport taxied improperly at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	260606
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
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	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	260606
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	260683
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

After arriving in dtw metropolitan and exiting runway 3L on yankee 5, we were instructed to cross the outer, turn right on wolf and hold short of runway 27R. This was due to congestion on the ramp near our gate. Our next instruction was to turn right around the island to join the outer, to the gate. We started our taxi and, as we made the turn around the island, both the copilot and I noticed that we were approaching the hold short line for runway 3L, the active runway. We stopped short of the hold short line, and were asked by ground if we were on the runway. We were not and were instructed to hold our position. We were then given instructions to proceed onto runway 3L, right turn on victor, join the outer to oscar 11, to the gate. We called the tower supervisor. He informed me that we missed the turn onto the outer. We never saw the turn, but on taxi out for our next flight, we found the supervisor's position to be correct. For reasons unknown to us, we did miss the turn. I believe the positioning of the taxiway lights, and our angle to them, contributed to the missed turn. Additionally, this island is not depicted on the commercially supplied airport page 10-9 dtw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT TAXIED IMPROPERLY AT DTW.

Narrative: AFTER ARRIVING IN DTW METRO AND EXITING RWY 3L ON YANKEE 5, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS THE OUTER, TURN R ON WOLF AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R. THIS WAS DUE TO CONGESTION ON THE RAMP NEAR OUR GATE. OUR NEXT INSTRUCTION WAS TO TURN R AROUND THE ISLAND TO JOIN THE OUTER, TO THE GATE. WE STARTED OUR TAXI AND, AS WE MADE THE TURN AROUND THE ISLAND, BOTH THE COPLT AND I NOTICED THAT WE WERE APCHING THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 3L, THE ACTIVE RWY. WE STOPPED SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE, AND WERE ASKED BY GND IF WE WERE ON THE RWY. WE WERE NOT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD OUR POS. WE WERE THEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED ONTO RWY 3L, R TURN ON VICTOR, JOIN THE OUTER TO OSCAR 11, TO THE GATE. WE CALLED THE TWR SUPVR. HE INFORMED ME THAT WE MISSED THE TURN ONTO THE OUTER. WE NEVER SAW THE TURN, BUT ON TAXI OUT FOR OUR NEXT FLT, WE FOUND THE SUPVR'S POS TO BE CORRECT. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO US, WE DID MISS THE TURN. I BELIEVE THE POSITIONING OF THE TXWY LIGHTS, AND OUR ANGLE TO THEM, CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISSED TURN. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ISLAND IS NOT DEPICTED ON THE COMMERCIALLY SUPPLIED ARPT PAGE 10-9 DTW.

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.