B727 crew hit a taxiway light.

Attributes
ACN	444813
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	444813
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	design : mdw.airport procedure or policy : mdw.airport

Narrative:

First time at airport for crew. This was a charter. Given taxi instructions to 'signature ramp.' as we proceeded, taxiway suddenly narrowed and ground support was waving us in. It is a sharp turn as well as a narrow taxiway. Ramp personnel wanted to bring us in the first entrance, so the cargo doors would be in position to unload. As we turned into the ramp, the lead marshaller was giving his normal signs, then all of a sudden crossed his wands. Too late -- we already hit it. We had maintenance come out to inspect the tires and he signed them off. Corrective action: taxiway is too narrow ahd too many turns for the size of a B727. We should have taken another taxi route to signature.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HIT A TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: FIRST TIME AT ARPT FOR CREW. THIS WAS A CHARTER. GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO 'SIGNATURE RAMP.' AS WE PROCEEDED, TXWY SUDDENLY NARROWED AND GND SUPPORT WAS WAVING US IN. IT IS A SHARP TURN AS WELL AS A NARROW TXWY. RAMP PERSONNEL WANTED TO BRING US IN THE FIRST ENTRANCE, SO THE CARGO DOORS WOULD BE IN POS TO UNLOAD. AS WE TURNED INTO THE RAMP, THE LEAD MARSHALLER WAS GIVING HIS NORMAL SIGNS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CROSSED HIS WANDS. TOO LATE -- WE ALREADY HIT IT. WE HAD MAINT COME OUT TO INSPECT THE TIRES AND HE SIGNED THEM OFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TXWY IS TOO NARROW AHD TOO MANY TURNS FOR THE SIZE OF A B727. WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ANOTHER TAXI RTE TO SIGNATURE.

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.