B777 flight crew strikes taxi light at cdg.

Attributes
ACN	440200
Time
Date	199906
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lfpg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1937
ASRS Report	440200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	440250
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing on runway 27 at cdg I cleared the runway onto taxiway 11. I was cleared to taxi via 'txwys D, a, a loop.' I missed the first left turn onto taxiway D and asked permission to take the second left onto what is also known as taxiway D to continue via taxiway D7 and taxiway D6. At the taxiway D6 intersection with the taxiway a loop we were instructed to 'continue via taxiway D loop or right turn onto taxiway a loop.' this is a paved intersection. I elected to turn right onto the taxiway a loop. This is about a 130 degree right turn onto the taxiway a loop. I steered as far forward and to the left as possible before beginning the right turn. After arriving at parking, I was advised that the aircraft had struck a taxi light. I observed a piece of rubber about the size of my little finger protruding from the tread area of one of the right gear tires and was told that the tire would be changed. Although I thought the aircraft could execute this turn safely, I can now see that the turn is too tight to maneuver such a big aircraft. I am going to recommend to my company that a study be completed of the cdg airport and asked that the airport taxi map in our manual shade the intxns with hash marks which are considered too tight for widebody transport aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLC STRIKES TAXI LIGHT AT CDG.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 27 AT CDG I CLRED THE RWY ONTO TXWY 11. I WAS CLRED TO TAXI VIA 'TXWYS D, A, A LOOP.' I MISSED THE FIRST L TURN ONTO TXWY D AND ASKED PERMISSION TO TAKE THE SECOND L ONTO WHAT IS ALSO KNOWN AS TXWY D TO CONTINUE VIA TXWY D7 AND TXWY D6. AT THE TXWY D6 INTXN WITH THE TXWY A LOOP WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'CONTINUE VIA TXWY D LOOP OR R TURN ONTO TXWY A LOOP.' THIS IS A PAVED INTXN. I ELECTED TO TURN R ONTO THE TXWY A LOOP. THIS IS ABOUT A 130 DEG R TURN ONTO THE TXWY A LOOP. I STEERED AS FAR FORWARD AND TO THE L AS POSSIBLE BEFORE BEGINNING THE R TURN. AFTER ARRIVING AT PARKING, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ACFT HAD STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT. I OBSERVED A PIECE OF RUBBER ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY LITTLE FINGER PROTRUDING FROM THE TREAD AREA OF ONE OF THE R GEAR TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WOULD BE CHANGED. ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT THE ACFT COULD EXECUTE THIS TURN SAFELY, I CAN NOW SEE THAT THE TURN IS TOO TIGHT TO MANEUVER SUCH A BIG ACFT. I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND TO MY COMPANY THAT A STUDY BE COMPLETED OF THE CDG ARPT AND ASKED THAT THE ARPT TAXI MAP IN OUR MANUAL SHADE THE INTXNS WITH HASH MARKS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TOO TIGHT FOR WDB ACFT.

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.