Reporter taxied aircraft outside normal taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	295894
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 8400
ASRS Report	295894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	295729
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We had our aircraft at the remote deicing site for runway 29L. After we were finished deicing we taxied forward. Due to the snow obscuring the taxiway we passed a small exit taxiway leading to approach end, and taxied to the outside of the normal taxiway. An operations truck came out, informed us we never left the pavement and removed 1 taxi light so we could make a right turn and arrive back at the approach end of runway 29L. After we were established, a dc-9 made the same error and had to be marshalled by the operations truck. Suggestion: better lighting to show the exit area from runway 29L remote deicing to the approach end of runway 29L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR TAXIED ACFT OUTSIDE NORMAL TXWY.

Narrative: WE HAD OUR ACFT AT THE REMOTE DEICING SITE FOR RWY 29L. AFTER WE WERE FINISHED DEICING WE TAXIED FORWARD. DUE TO THE SNOW OBSCURING THE TXWY WE PASSED A SMALL EXIT TXWY LEADING TO APCH END, AND TAXIED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL TXWY. AN OPS TRUCK CAME OUT, INFORMED US WE NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT AND REMOVED 1 TAXI LIGHT SO WE COULD MAKE A R TURN AND ARRIVE BACK AT THE APCH END OF RWY 29L. AFTER WE WERE ESTABLISHED, A DC-9 MADE THE SAME ERROR AND HAD TO BE MARSHALLED BY THE OPS TRUCK. SUGGESTION: BETTER LIGHTING TO SHOW THE EXIT AREA FROM RWY 29L REMOTE DEICING TO THE APCH END OF RWY 29L.

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.