B727 aircraft on night ferry. WX deteriorated after flight crew departed dfw and unable to make appr...

Attributes
ACN	363068
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	363068
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Night ferry, B727 B model, dfw to alliance, WX 400-1. Unable to get afw ATIS on ground at dfw. After getting airborne, found WX to be overcast 001, 5/8 mi visibility, and runway 34R closed, using runway 34L which is a taxiway designated as a runway. Not legal for any approach -- called dispatch. We did not have a field report showing runway closed, and had little information about this taxiway used for a runway. Decided to go back to dfw, now calling 200 ft 1/2 mi visibility. Went missed on ILS runway 35C. Dfw was primary alternate, aus was second and now calling 100 ft 1 mi visibility. Again talked to dispatch and decided on okc as alternate. Barely had fuel for another approach at dfw. We nearly went missed from a CAT ii, but then landed. To top things off, we turned the wrong way on a taxiway on our way to the ramp. Nobody said anything and we parked at the gate. The way I saw it, we were caught off guard by the runway closure at afw, deteriorating WX, task saturation -- at least I was on the panel -- and a low fuel state. And to top it off, a wrong turn on a taxiway on a very foggy night -- not a fun night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ACFT ON NIGHT FERRY. WX DETERIORATED AFTER FLC DEPARTED DFW AND UNABLE TO MAKE APCH AT DEST, RETURNED TO DFW, DID 1 MISSED APCH AND THEN LANDED OUT OF CAT II APCH. RPTR SO RPTS LOW FUEL STATE AND A WRONG TURN ON TXWY AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: NIGHT FERRY, B727 B MODEL, DFW TO ALLIANCE, WX 400-1. UNABLE TO GET AFW ATIS ON GND AT DFW. AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE, FOUND WX TO BE OVCST 001, 5/8 MI VISIBILITY, AND RWY 34R CLOSED, USING RWY 34L WHICH IS A TXWY DESIGNATED AS A RWY. NOT LEGAL FOR ANY APCH -- CALLED DISPATCH. WE DID NOT HAVE A FIELD RPT SHOWING RWY CLOSED, AND HAD LITTLE INFO ABOUT THIS TXWY USED FOR A RWY. DECIDED TO GO BACK TO DFW, NOW CALLING 200 FT 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. WENT MISSED ON ILS RWY 35C. DFW WAS PRIMARY ALTERNATE, AUS WAS SECOND AND NOW CALLING 100 FT 1 MI VISIBILITY. AGAIN TALKED TO DISPATCH AND DECIDED ON OKC AS ALTERNATE. BARELY HAD FUEL FOR ANOTHER APCH AT DFW. WE NEARLY WENT MISSED FROM A CAT II, BUT THEN LANDED. TO TOP THINGS OFF, WE TURNED THE WRONG WAY ON A TXWY ON OUR WAY TO THE RAMP. NOBODY SAID ANYTHING AND WE PARKED AT THE GATE. THE WAY I SAW IT, WE WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE RWY CLOSURE AT AFW, DETERIORATING WX, TASK SATURATION -- AT LEAST I WAS ON THE PANEL -- AND A LOW FUEL STATE. AND TO TOP IT OFF, A WRONG TURN ON A TXWY ON A VERY FOGGY NIGHT -- NOT A FUN NIGHT.

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.

B727 aircraft on night ferry. WX deteriorated after flight crew departed dfw and unable to make approach at destination, returned to dfw, did 1 missed approach and then landed out of CAT ii approach. Reporter so reports low fuel state and a wrong turn on taxiway after landing.