Air carrier B737 flight crew taxi on closed taxiway en route to gate. PIC asserts insufficient infor...

Attributes
ACN	424320
Time
Date	199812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : skbo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	424320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 21L at dtw, we were instructed to taxi to the gate via taxiway M and taxiway M3. I did not hear the taxiway M3 routing. We normally taxi via taxiway M2, taxiway H, which is a direct route to the gate. As we pulled in to the gate, ground control told us that taxiway H was closed. My first officer then told me that we were instructed to use taxiway M3, which meant taxi past our normal route to the gate and back taxi. We had no information that indicated the taxiway being closed. The broadcast ATIS stated that numerous txwys were closed, but did not indicate which ones were closed. That ATIS we received via ACARS had no mention of any txwys being closed. There were no cones or barricades indicating that taxiway H was closed. Missed taxi instruction, lack of communication among the crew, routine taxi rtes, and lack of proper notification of closed txwys and lack of appropriate markings, led to this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR B737 FLC TAXI ON CLOSED TXWY ENRTE TO GATE. PIC ASSERTS INSUFFICIENT INFO PROVIDED VIA ACARS OR TWR GND CTLR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 21L AT DTW, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO THE GATE VIA TXWY M AND TXWY M3. I DID NOT HEAR THE TXWY M3 ROUTING. WE NORMALLY TAXI VIA TXWY M2, TXWY H, WHICH IS A DIRECT RTE TO THE GATE. AS WE PULLED IN TO THE GATE, GND CTL TOLD US THAT TXWY H WAS CLOSED. MY FO THEN TOLD ME THAT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO USE TXWY M3, WHICH MEANT TAXI PAST OUR NORMAL RTE TO THE GATE AND BACK TAXI. WE HAD NO INFO THAT INDICATED THE TXWY BEING CLOSED. THE BROADCAST ATIS STATED THAT NUMEROUS TXWYS WERE CLOSED, BUT DID NOT INDICATE WHICH ONES WERE CLOSED. THAT ATIS WE RECEIVED VIA ACARS HAD NO MENTION OF ANY TXWYS BEING CLOSED. THERE WERE NO CONES OR BARRICADES INDICATING THAT TXWY H WAS CLOSED. MISSED TAXI INSTRUCTION, LACK OF COM AMONG THE CREW, ROUTINE TAXI RTES, AND LACK OF PROPER NOTIFICATION OF CLOSED TXWYS AND LACK OF APPROPRIATE MARKINGS, LED TO THIS SIT.

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.

Air carrier B737 flight crew taxi on closed taxiway en route to gate. PIC asserts insufficient information provided via ACARS or tower ground controller.