Narrative:

After clearing runway 33L, tower told us to taxi on outer to taxiway C to the gate. First officer had taxi diagram in hand on outer at taxiway P, captain almost taxied onto runway 4/22. No red lighted runway signs. Called tower on telephone, personnel stated that this is a known problem and state controls the airport. On taxi out in daylight, noted red runway 4/22 signs and taxiway signs on wooden boards but these signs are not lighted. Runway 4/22 does not have centerline lights and edge lights were very dim. Recommend orange blinking lights in front of unlighted runway 4/22 runway signs until permanent signs installed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states the flight crew was heads up on the taxi as they had not been into baltimore recently. Captain and first officer both had the airport diagram in front of them. Problem is that construction is underway in this area and there are literally no lights anywhere. The construction even blocks the light from the concourse area which would normally be helpful. Apparently no NOTAMS regarding the lack of lighting. Reporter only stopped because he saw the yellow hold line and queried the first officer. Tower was totally unaware of the problem. Reporter spoke to tower personnel who said the state handles those problems and gave no indication that the complaint would be taken further. Reporter also spoke to the alpa safety representative and filed a company report. Has not heard from either so far. Reporter concern is that someone else may not see the hold line and continue onto runway inadvertently. He knows it is temporary but feels it is totally unsafe.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC MISSES TXWY TURN AND ALMOST ENTERS RWY.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING RWY 33L, TWR TOLD US TO TAXI ON OUTER TO TXWY C TO THE GATE. FO HAD TAXI DIAGRAM IN HAND ON OUTER AT TXWY P, CAPT ALMOST TAXIED ONTO RWY 4/22. NO RED LIGHTED RWY SIGNS. CALLED TWR ON TELEPHONE, PERSONNEL STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROB AND STATE CTLS THE ARPT. ON TAXI OUT IN DAYLIGHT, NOTED RED RWY 4/22 SIGNS AND TXWY SIGNS ON WOODEN BOARDS BUT THESE SIGNS ARE NOT LIGHTED. RWY 4/22 DOES NOT HAVE CTRLINE LIGHTS AND EDGE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. RECOMMEND ORANGE BLINKING LIGHTS IN FRONT OF UNLIGHTED RWY 4/22 RWY SIGNS UNTIL PERMANENT SIGNS INSTALLED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THE FLC WAS HEADS UP ON THE TAXI AS THEY HAD NOT BEEN INTO BALTIMORE RECENTLY. CAPT AND FO BOTH HAD THE ARPT DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF THEM. PROB IS THAT CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY IN THIS AREA AND THERE ARE LITERALLY NO LIGHTS ANYWHERE. THE CONSTRUCTION EVEN BLOCKS THE LIGHT FROM THE CONCOURSE AREA WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE HELPFUL. APPARENTLY NO NOTAMS REGARDING THE LACK OF LIGHTING. RPTR ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE HE SAW THE YELLOW HOLD LINE AND QUERIED THE FO. TWR WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE PROB. RPTR SPOKE TO TWR PERSONNEL WHO SAID THE STATE HANDLES THOSE PROBS AND GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE COMPLAINT WOULD BE TAKEN FURTHER. RPTR ALSO SPOKE TO THE ALPA SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE AND FILED A COMPANY RPT. HAS NOT HEARD FROM EITHER SO FAR. RPTR CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT SEE THE HOLD LINE AND CONTINUE ONTO RWY INADVERTENTLY. HE KNOWS IT IS TEMPORARY BUT FEELS IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE.

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.