Taxiway excursion, ran over taxi light.

Attributes
ACN	316100
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	316100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On sep/sat/95 airlines flight DC10 arrived at dtw from sfo. Landed on runway 21R and exited the runway at taxiway Y9. Ground controller gave us the option to taxi to parking via taxiway Y or taxiway K. The captain elected to make the hard left turn onto taxiway Y. While taxiing northeast on Y the ground controller notified us that we had run over a taxiway light at the intersection of Y9 and Y. Postflt inspection by the so revealed numerous pieces of blue glass imbedded in the forward outer left main gear tire. A logbook entry was made and local maintenance was called. The damage to the tire required replacing the tire. I understand that running over a taxiway light at this location has happened numerous times. Perhaps more concrete at this intersection with relocated taxiway lights would help the situation. A note of caution in the taxiway plates (especially for widebody transport's) would also help prevent a recurrence of this problem. A brief note in the company safety publication could help alert pilots to be extra cautious when exiting the runway at this taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY EXCURSION, RAN OVER TAXI LIGHT.

Narrative: ON SEP/SAT/95 AIRLINES FLT DC10 ARRIVED AT DTW FROM SFO. LANDED ON RWY 21R AND EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY Y9. GND CTLR GAVE US THE OPTION TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA TXWY Y OR TXWY K. THE CAPT ELECTED TO MAKE THE HARD L TURN ONTO TXWY Y. WHILE TAXIING NE ON Y THE GND CTLR NOTIFIED US THAT WE HAD RUN OVER A TXWY LIGHT AT THE INTXN OF Y9 AND Y. POSTFLT INSPECTION BY THE SO REVEALED NUMEROUS PIECES OF BLUE GLASS IMBEDDED IN THE FORWARD OUTER L MAIN GEAR TIRE. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND LCL MAINT WAS CALLED. THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE REQUIRED REPLACING THE TIRE. I UNDERSTAND THAT RUNNING OVER A TXWY LIGHT AT THIS LOCATION HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. PERHAPS MORE CONCRETE AT THIS INTXN WITH RELOCATED TXWY LIGHTS WOULD HELP THE SIT. A NOTE OF CAUTION IN THE TXWY PLATES (ESPECIALLY FOR WDB'S) WOULD ALSO HELP PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS PROB. A BRIEF NOTE IN THE COMPANY SAFETY PUB COULD HELP ALERT PLTS TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHEN EXITING THE RWY AT THIS TXWY.

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.