MD80 crew taxied off of taxiway B while executing a 180 degree turn at mci.

Attributes
ACN	492831
Time
Date	200011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	492831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	492830
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

ATC facility: kansas city tower. Location: taxiway B and taxiway B3 at mci. Aircraft left taxiway near intersection of taxiway B and taxiway B3 in mci. The ATIS did not specify that taxiway B was closed, and after landing the tower gave us a generic clearance of taxi to the gate. After exiting the taxiway A4 high speed and turning south onto taxiway B, noticed that we were in a dead end. In attempting a u-turn on taxiway B, the left main gear left the taxiway. There was no damage to the airplane or airport. When the construction list of closed txwys is so large that it cannot be included in the ATIS, there needs to be specific taxi instructions from the tower or a commercial 10-8 ramp construction page, otherwise it would be easy to fall into this trap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW TAXIED OFF OF TXWY B WHILE EXECUTING A 180 DEG TURN AT MCI.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: KANSAS CITY TWR. LOCATION: TXWY B AND TXWY B3 AT MCI. ACFT LEFT TXWY NEAR INTXN OF TXWY B AND TXWY B3 IN MCI. THE ATIS DID NOT SPECIFY THAT TXWY B WAS CLOSED, AND AFTER LNDG THE TWR GAVE US A GENERIC CLRNC OF TAXI TO THE GATE. AFTER EXITING THE TXWY A4 HIGH SPD AND TURNING S ONTO TXWY B, NOTICED THAT WE WERE IN A DEAD END. IN ATTEMPTING A U-TURN ON TXWY B, THE L MAIN GEAR LEFT THE TXWY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR ARPT. WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION LIST OF CLOSED TXWYS IS SO LARGE THAT IT CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ATIS, THERE NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIC TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR OR A COMMERCIAL 10-8 RAMP CONSTRUCTION PAGE, OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE EASY TO FALL INTO THIS TRAP.

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.