An air carrier flight crew of a large transport turned off runway 3L onto taxiway 'Y' versus taxiway 'K' in an attempt to expedite for following traffic. They complain that the marking for taxiway 'K' is inadequate.

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Attributes
ACN	361298
Time
Date	199702
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	361298
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Landed on runway 3L at dtw. Once slowed we were told by tower/ground controller to turn right off runway and then right onto taxiway K. We turned right onto taxiway Y instead. Controller questioned our taxiway and then told us to continue and then gave progressive to our ramp. The captain and I were concerned with traffic landing behind us and were expediting off of the active. It turns out that taxiway K is a poorly marked taxiway that is along the outer edge of the main passenger ramp. It is highly possible that had we not been concerned with the traffic and looking more closely at the txwys the same error would have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC OF A LGT TURNED OFF RWY 3L ONTO TXWY 'Y' VERSUS TXWY 'K' IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE FOR FOLLOWING TFC. THEY COMPLAIN THAT THE MARKING FOR TXWY 'K' IS INADEQUATE.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 3L AT DTW. ONCE SLOWED WE WERE TOLD BY TWR/GND CTLR TO TURN R OFF RWY AND THEN R ONTO TXWY K. WE TURNED R ONTO TXWY Y INSTEAD. CTLR QUESTIONED OUR TXWY AND THEN TOLD US TO CONTINUE AND THEN GAVE PROGRESSIVE TO OUR RAMP. THE CAPT AND I WERE CONCERNED WITH TFC LNDG BEHIND US AND WERE EXPEDITING OFF OF THE ACTIVE. IT TURNS OUT THAT TXWY K IS A POORLY MARKED TXWY THAT IS ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF THE MAIN PAX RAMP. IT IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT HAD WE NOT BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE TFC AND LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE TXWYS THE SAME ERROR WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

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.