B727 crew had runway incursion at night at las.

Attributes
ACN	463782
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	463782
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : las.airport signage : las.airport

Narrative:

Air carrier flight abc requested taxi from ramp (pushed from gate abc). Received clearance to taxiway south to taxiway G to taxiway west to taxiway B to BRAVO5. Proceeded on taxiway south. Aircraft had no taxi light. We were looking for taxiway G when we saw the runway sign for runway 19L. I applied the brakes and stopped abruptly. We gave ramp a call and indicated that we missed taxiway G. They had us give ground a call. When we gave ground a call, we told them we were on taxiway south short of the runway. Ground gave us instructions to make the left turn onto the runway and make the first available left turn and continue our taxi to runway 25R. We did as instructed. The intersection of txwys G and south is not marked with taxiway signs. Ramp control seems to be running part of ground control. The aircraft did not have a taxiway light compounding the problem. As soon as we saw the runway sign, we stopped and asked questions before proceeding blindly forward. We also noticed multiple signs missing at multiple intxns at las vegas. Las vegas needs better communication and handling between ramp and ground control. In addition, for aircraft without taxi lights or sits which might reduce visibility, taxiway signs become imperative and add confusion when there are none.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION AT NIGHT AT LAS.

Narrative: ACR FLT ABC REQUESTED TAXI FROM RAMP (PUSHED FROM GATE ABC). RECEIVED CLRNC TO TXWY S TO TXWY G TO TXWY W TO TXWY B TO BRAVO5. PROCEEDED ON TXWY S. ACFT HAD NO TAXI LIGHT. WE WERE LOOKING FOR TXWY G WHEN WE SAW THE RWY SIGN FOR RWY 19L. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WE GAVE RAMP A CALL AND INDICATED THAT WE MISSED TXWY G. THEY HAD US GIVE GND A CALL. WHEN WE GAVE GND A CALL, WE TOLD THEM WE WERE ON TXWY S SHORT OF THE RWY. GND GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THE L TURN ONTO THE RWY AND MAKE THE FIRST AVAILABLE L TURN AND CONTINUE OUR TAXI TO RWY 25R. WE DID AS INSTRUCTED. THE INTXN OF TXWYS G AND S IS NOT MARKED WITH TXWY SIGNS. RAMP CTL SEEMS TO BE RUNNING PART OF GND CTL. THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE A TXWY LIGHT COMPOUNDING THE PROB. AS SOON AS WE SAW THE RWY SIGN, WE STOPPED AND ASKED QUESTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING BLINDLY FORWARD. WE ALSO NOTICED MULTIPLE SIGNS MISSING AT MULTIPLE INTXNS AT LAS VEGAS. LAS VEGAS NEEDS BETTER COM AND HANDLING BTWN RAMP AND GND CTL. IN ADDITION, FOR ACFT WITHOUT TAXI LIGHTS OR SITS WHICH MIGHT REDUCE VISIBILITY, TXWY SIGNS BECOME IMPERATIVE AND ADD CONFUSION WHEN THERE ARE NONE.

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.