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Attributes | |
ACN | 471332 |
Time | |
Date | 200004 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | maintenance : technician |
Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
Experience | maintenance technician : 25 |
ASRS Report | 471332 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | maintenance : technician |
Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
We left the ZZZ west gate with instructions to taxi txwys Z, south, B to gate xx. When approaching the intersection of txwys south, B the radio operating noticed that taxiway south had a blockade on it just short of taxiway B. A call was placed to ground control stating the situation. Taxi movement was stopped adjacent to taxiway S1 and we were waiting for new instructions. Ground called us and asked if we could make a left turn onto taxiway right. I confirmed that we could and turn was made, but we were actually on taxiway S1. At that time we had crossed the runway hold short lines. We stopped the taxi realizing that a mistake was made. Had ground told us that we had actually passed taxiway right and that we would have to make a 180 degree turn to continue our delivery we both agreed that we could not have done that. We would have waited for further instructions to guide us out of our location. It is obvious that the ground controller did not know about the construction because the aircraft taxiing behind us was abruptly moved over to taxiway right when the controller realized that taxiway south was closed. The next instructions were to use runway 10R to txwys U, a to gate xx. Ground told us to call the tower so the incident could be discussed. We spoke to the tower supervisor and was admonished for our error, his words at that time was this was in fact not an incursion, but an incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 DURING A MAINT TAXI ENCOUNTERED A CONSTRUCTION BARRIER ON A TXWY. WHEN THE TWR WAS ADVISED OF THE BLOCKAGE ITS CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS RESULTED IN A TXWY INCURSION.
Narrative: WE LEFT THE ZZZ W GATE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TXWYS Z, S, B TO GATE XX. WHEN APCHING THE INTXN OF TXWYS S, B THE RADIO OPERATING NOTICED THAT TXWY S HAD A BLOCKADE ON IT JUST SHORT OF TXWY B. A CALL WAS PLACED TO GND CTL STATING THE SIT. TAXI MOVEMENT WAS STOPPED ADJACENT TO TXWY S1 AND WE WERE WAITING FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONS. GND CALLED US AND ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE A L TURN ONTO TXWY R. I CONFIRMED THAT WE COULD AND TURN WAS MADE, BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY ON TXWY S1. AT THAT TIME WE HAD CROSSED THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINES. WE STOPPED THE TAXI REALIZING THAT A MISTAKE WAS MADE. HAD GND TOLD US THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY PASSED TXWY R AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO CONTINUE OUR DELIVERY WE BOTH AGREED THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. WE WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO GUIDE US OUT OF OUR LOCATION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE GND CTLR DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE ACFT TAXIING BEHIND US WAS ABRUPTLY MOVED OVER TO TXWY R WHEN THE CTLR REALIZED THAT TXWY S WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO USE RWY 10R TO TXWYS U, A TO GATE XX. GND TOLD US TO CALL THE TWR SO THE INCIDENT COULD BE DISCUSSED. WE SPOKE TO THE TWR SUPVR AND WAS ADMONISHED FOR OUR ERROR, HIS WORDS AT THAT TIME WAS THIS WAS IN FACT NOT AN INCURSION, BUT AN INCIDENT.
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.