An air carrier MD80 flight crew turned the wrong direction when leaving a taxi spot. The flight crew corrected with an assist from the ground controller.

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Attributes
ACN	346150
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	346150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Turned left instead of right out of spot when cleared to taxi to runway 35L. As soon as I turned I realized my mistake and contacted ground. They said to make a 180 degree if possible, and continue to runway 35L. I made a turn without reentering the ramp and continued to runway 35L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC TURNED THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN LEAVING A TAXI SPOT. THE FLC CORRECTED WITH AN ASSIST FROM THE GND CTLR.

Narrative: TURNED L INSTEAD OF R OUT OF SPOT WHEN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 35L. AS SOON AS I TURNED I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND CONTACTED GND. THEY SAID TO MAKE A 180 DEG IF POSSIBLE, AND CONTINUE TO RWY 35L. I MADE A TURN WITHOUT REENTERING THE RAMP AND CONTINUED TO RWY 35L.

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.