An MD80 flight crew taxies on a taxiway that was only designed for a 75000 pound aircraft, maximum, ...

Attributes
ACN	458150
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 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 : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Issued taxi clearance to runway 30L via taxiway Y to hold short of intersection C. There was construction southeast of taxiway C on taxiway Y. We were instructed to cross runway 30R and hold short of runway 30L. A moment later we were cleared across runway 30L to follow a bizjet on taxiway west to runway 30L. After complying with those instructions, and upon entering taxiway west, we became concerned that taxiway west was unsuitable. Review of the 10-9 and 10-7W charts in the commercial charts confirmed our doubts. We should have refused the clearance to cross runway 30L until we were certain that taxiway west was suitable for our aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC TAXIES ON A TXWY THAT WAS ONLY DESIGNED FOR A 75000 LB ACFT, MAX, AT SJC, CA.

Narrative: ISSUED TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 30L VIA TXWY Y TO HOLD SHORT OF INTXN C. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION SE OF TXWY C ON TXWY Y. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 30R AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30L. A MOMENT LATER WE WERE CLRED ACROSS RWY 30L TO FOLLOW A BIZJET ON TXWY W TO RWY 30L. AFTER COMPLYING WITH THOSE INSTRUCTIONS, AND UPON ENTERING TXWY W, WE BECAME CONCERNED THAT TXWY W WAS UNSUITABLE. REVIEW OF THE 10-9 AND 10-7W CHARTS IN THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS CONFIRMED OUR DOUBTS. WE SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 30L UNTIL WE WERE CERTAIN THAT TXWY W WAS SUITABLE FOR OUR 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.

An MD80 flight crew taxies on a taxiway that was only designed for a 75000 pound aircraft, maximum, at sjc, ca.