A md-80 flight crew taxis from gate to takeoff runway and moves in front of another aircraft approac...

Attributes
ACN	401553
Time
Date	199805
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	401553
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Taxied out for a morning departure at dfw airport. Exited ramp at G5 cleared north on taxiway G, right turn on taxiway Y (going east) to contact east ground on yankee bridge. First officer initiated radio contact with east ground and we then received a clearance to runway 17R. Approximately 30 seconds later another clearance was issued taxiway yankee to taxiway juliet to ef. First officer missed clearance as he was busy getting final numbers and doing taxi checklist. Taxiing east on taxiway yankee I was unable to find any sign for taxiway J. I saw one air carrier at end of runway awaiting departure and another stopped at K and Z txwys facing northbound appeared to be waiting for us. As we turned northbound into the runup area east ground told us we had cut aircraft (stopped) off and we were encroaching on taxiway K thru runup area. I apologized if I got in their way -- but not any evasive action had to be taken. Unless you are very familiar with this area, it is extremely difficult to tell where you are! (Again taxiway J is not marked.) there are no markings on tarmac where taxiway Y turns north on txwys K or left. Lead-INS should be marked with large lettering at the turns or the taxi route color coded as at houston hobby. This is extremely confusing to those who are not familiar with dfw. No conflict really occurred even though the east ground controller made a big fuss over nothing. I believe color coding the taxi routes through the runup area is a much better alternative north of taxiway Y. If something is not corrected, eventually a real problem will occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-80 FLC TAXIS FROM GATE TO TKOF RWY AND MOVES IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ACFT APPROACHING THE SAME RWY FOR DEP. THIS OCCURRED AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: TAXIED OUT FOR A MORNING DEP AT DFW ARPT. EXITED RAMP AT G5 CLRED N ON TXWY G, R TURN ON TXWY Y (GOING E) TO CONTACT E GND ON YANKEE BRIDGE. FO INITIATED RADIO CONTACT WITH E GND AND WE THEN RECEIVED A CLRNC TO RWY 17R. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER ANOTHER CLRNC WAS ISSUED TXWY YANKEE TO TXWY JULIET TO EF. FO MISSED CLRNC AS HE WAS BUSY GETTING FINAL NUMBERS AND DOING TAXI CHECKLIST. TAXIING E ON TXWY YANKEE I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY SIGN FOR TXWY J. I SAW ONE ACR AT END OF RWY AWAITING DEP AND ANOTHER STOPPED AT K AND Z TXWYS FACING NBND APPEARED TO BE WAITING FOR US. AS WE TURNED NBND INTO THE RUNUP AREA E GND TOLD US WE HAD CUT ACFT (STOPPED) OFF AND WE WERE ENCROACHING ON TXWY K THRU RUNUP AREA. I APOLOGIZED IF I GOT IN THEIR WAY -- BUT NOT ANY EVASIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE YOU ARE! (AGAIN TXWY J IS NOT MARKED.) THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON TARMAC WHERE TXWY Y TURNS N ON TXWYS K OR L. LEAD-INS SHOULD BE MARKED WITH LARGE LETTERING AT THE TURNS OR THE TAXI ROUTE COLOR CODED AS AT HOUSTON HOBBY. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONFUSING TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH DFW. NO CONFLICT REALLY OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE E GND CTLR MADE A BIG FUSS OVER NOTHING. I BELIEVE COLOR CODING THE TAXI ROUTES THROUGH THE RUNUP AREA IS A MUCH BETTER ALTERNATIVE N OF TXWY Y. IF SOMETHING IS NOT CORRECTED, EVENTUALLY A REAL PROBLEM WILL OCCUR.

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.

A md-80 flight crew taxis from gate to takeoff runway and moves in front of another aircraft approaching the same runway for departure. This occurred at dfw, tx.