Narrative:

Captain taxied aircraft clear of runway 35L following my landing. We exited on L2. Another aircraft landed sbound on same runway 17R shortly after we cleared. We had received ATIS, no mention of closed txwys. Flight papers and NOTAMS also made no mention of closed txwys, and 'chart NOTAMS' in section of our manual also made no mention of closed txwys. Ground controller was working simultaneous frequencys (tower, ground, east side, west side). Ground instructed us to taxi north on left, give way to a local aircraft, then proceed to gate. We received the clearance at intersection of ek and L2. In fact, taxiway left was closed between taxiway ej and Z for repairs, and was barricaded with plastic cones which were unlit. I had switched to company frequency to confirm gate. Captain had turned off taxi light to keep from blinding approaching aircraft on taxiway K and on short final runway 17R. As I returned to ATC frequency, I noticed approaching row of cones. Captain saw them at same time and shopped the aircraft about 10 ft past the barricade. We coordinated with ground control, who sent out an operations truck to remove cones blocking taxiway ks from taxiway K, allowing us to proceed uneventfully to the gate. No damage to cones or aircraft. Cause and prevention: perhaps taxi light should have been left on, and I should not have left ATC so soon. ATIS should have notified us of the temporary closure. Flight paperwork should also have mentioned closure in 'field conditions' report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG STOPPED IN ITS TAXIING DUE TO ENCOUNTERING AN OBSTRUCTION NOT VISIBLE UNCHARTED UNLIGHTED UNMARKED. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: CAPT TAXIED ACFT CLR OF RWY 35L FOLLOWING MY LNDG. WE EXITED ON L2. ANOTHER ACFT LANDED SBOUND ON SAME RWY 17R SHORTLY AFTER WE CLRED. WE HAD RECEIVED ATIS, NO MENTION OF CLOSED TXWYS. FLT PAPERS AND NOTAMS ALSO MADE NO MENTION OF CLOSED TXWYS, AND 'CHART NOTAMS' IN SECTION OF OUR MANUAL ALSO MADE NO MENTION OF CLOSED TXWYS. GND CTLR WAS WORKING SIMULTANEOUS FREQS (TWR, GND, E SIDE, W SIDE). GND INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI N ON L, GIVE WAY TO A LCL ACFT, THEN PROCEED TO GATE. WE RECEIVED THE CLRNC AT INTXN OF EK AND L2. IN FACT, TXWY L WAS CLOSED BTWN TXWY EJ AND Z FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS BARRICADED WITH PLASTIC CONES WHICH WERE UNLIT. I HAD SWITCHED TO COMPANY FREQ TO CONFIRM GATE. CAPT HAD TURNED OFF TAXI LIGHT TO KEEP FROM BLINDING APCHING ACFT ON TXWY K AND ON SHORT FINAL RWY 17R. AS I RETURNED TO ATC FREQ, I NOTICED APCHING ROW OF CONES. CAPT SAW THEM AT SAME TIME AND SHOPPED THE ACFT ABOUT 10 FT PAST THE BARRICADE. WE COORDINATED WITH GND CTL, WHO SENT OUT AN OPS TRUCK TO REMOVE CONES BLOCKING TXWY KS FROM TXWY K, ALLOWING US TO PROCEED UNEVENTFULLY TO THE GATE. NO DAMAGE TO CONES OR ACFT. CAUSE AND PREVENTION: PERHAPS TAXI LIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT ON, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT ATC SO SOON. ATIS SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US OF THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE. FLT PAPERWORK SHOULD ALSO HAVE MENTIONED CLOSURE IN 'FIELD CONDITIONS' RPT.

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.