Airport taxiway barriers allegedly do not meet FAA standard.

Attributes
ACN	319885
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	319885
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Specific area on airport, runway 18L. Situation: this runway is being totally rebuilt. A project that will probably last more than 1 yr. All txwys that cross this runway have been closed. To the best of my knowledge the FAA and the FAA's southern region say that these txwys should be marked using a barricade 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, spanning the taxiway, and that this barricade should be orange and white, light at night. The barricades being used in orlando are not in accordance with this. The ones being used appear to be made from round pvc pipe that has been cut in half, lengthwise, which allows them to use half/round pipe painted orange and white. The problem: this is not standard. If 12 inch diameter pipe is used, when it is split, it is only 6 inches high -- not 12 inches high. If an aircraft inadvertently taxied into a 12 inch by 12 inch barrier, it would probably stop the aircraft. In this situation the aircraft will probably taxi over it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: orl airport district office specialist said the airport management had said the barriers met FAA standards but they had not been inspected. Specialist said he would investigate. Specialist called back and said that the barriers did meet FAA requirements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT TXWY BARRIERS ALLEGEDLY DO NOT MEET FAA STANDARD.

Narrative: SPECIFIC AREA ON ARPT, RWY 18L. SIT: THIS RWY IS BEING TOTALLY REBUILT. A PROJECT THAT WILL PROBABLY LAST MORE THAN 1 YR. ALL TXWYS THAT CROSS THIS RWY HAVE BEEN CLOSED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE FAA AND THE FAA'S SOUTHERN REGION SAY THAT THESE TXWYS SHOULD BE MARKED USING A BARRICADE 12 INCHES HIGH BY 12 INCHES WIDE, SPANNING THE TXWY, AND THAT THIS BARRICADE SHOULD BE ORANGE AND WHITE, LIGHT AT NIGHT. THE BARRICADES BEING USED IN ORLANDO ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS. THE ONES BEING USED APPEAR TO BE MADE FROM ROUND PVC PIPE THAT HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF, LENGTHWISE, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO USE HALF/ROUND PIPE PAINTED ORANGE AND WHITE. THE PROB: THIS IS NOT STANDARD. IF 12 INCH DIAMETER PIPE IS USED, WHEN IT IS SPLIT, IT IS ONLY 6 INCHES HIGH -- NOT 12 INCHES HIGH. IF AN ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO A 12 INCH BY 12 INCH BARRIER, IT WOULD PROBABLY STOP THE ACFT. IN THIS SIT THE ACFT WILL PROBABLY TAXI OVER IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ORL ARPT DISTRICT OFFICE SPECIALIST SAID THE ARPT MGMNT HAD SAID THE BARRIERS MET FAA STANDARDS BUT THEY HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. SPECIALIST SAID HE WOULD INVESTIGATE. SPECIALIST CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE BARRIERS DID MEET FAA REQUIREMENTS.

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.