Slippery runway conditions exist at chs due to accumulation of rubber.

Attributes
ACN	346009
Time
Date	199609
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : chs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	346009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Runway 15/33 is an accident waiting to happen. Our commercial pages warn it's slippery when wet. It masks a serious problem. Landed on a wet (not flooded) runway 33. Had slowed to less than 60 KTS and attempted to use brakes to slow to taxi off on taxiway east. Braking action was nil. It makes me wonder what our ability to abort a takeoff on runway 33 would be. Please make chs scrape and repair or close runway 33 before someone gets hurt. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the runway was very slippery due to accumulation of rubber at the end of runway 33. He also stated that his airline manual contained descriptive pages stating the hazard of the rubber accumulation on this runway. The field is a dual use field, many military aircraft use the runway, C130 type, along with commercial aircraft. From what the reporter understands, the military has the responsibility for keeping the runway clear and clean. They just haven't taken the time to do it yet. Reporter speculates that with government budget restraints they are slow to take appropriate action. Reporter departed runway 21 the following day and stated that it was very rough. He would like the runways to be improved at charleston.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SLIPPERY RWY CONDITIONS EXIST AT CHS DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF RUBBER.

Narrative: RWY 15/33 IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OUR COMMERCIAL PAGES WARN IT'S SLIPPERY WHEN WET. IT MASKS A SERIOUS PROB. LANDED ON A WET (NOT FLOODED) RWY 33. HAD SLOWED TO LESS THAN 60 KTS AND ATTEMPTED TO USE BRAKES TO SLOW TO TAXI OFF ON TXWY E. BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT OUR ABILITY TO ABORT A TKOF ON RWY 33 WOULD BE. PLEASE MAKE CHS SCRAPE AND REPAIR OR CLOSE RWY 33 BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE RWY WAS VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF RUBBER AT THE END OF RWY 33. HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS AIRLINE MANUAL CONTAINED DESCRIPTIVE PAGES STATING THE HAZARD OF THE RUBBER ACCUMULATION ON THIS RWY. THE FIELD IS A DUAL USE FIELD, MANY MIL ACFT USE THE RWY, C130 TYPE, ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL ACFT. FROM WHAT THE RPTR UNDERSTANDS, THE MIL HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING THE RWY CLR AND CLEAN. THEY JUST HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME TO DO IT YET. RPTR SPECULATES THAT WITH GOV BUDGET RESTRAINTS THEY ARE SLOW TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. RPTR DEPARTED RWY 21 THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT IT WAS VERY ROUGH. HE WOULD LIKE THE RWYS TO BE IMPROVED AT CHARLESTON.

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.