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B737 taxies in wrong direction, noticed by den ground controller, and flight is offered departure on another runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 514359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing out of the north ramp at denver, we were expecting runway 17R for departure, but ground assigned us runway 17L, on taxiway left, hold short of ed. I glanced at airport diagram, first officer was changing FMC and getting new data. I was looking for the taxi sign for 'ed' and on my left saw the sign for 'cn' only. With a glance to my right, I noticed a sign for 'ed' and an arrow on the opposite side of taxiway M. By the time I rechked my chart, I had taxied across 'ed.' den ground graciously offered us runway 8 for takeoff, then so no incident is anticipated. Even now I'm not sure where taxiway cn ends and 'ed' starts. Also, the taxiway signs need to be on the captain's side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 TAXIES IN WRONG DIRECTION, NOTICED BY DEN GND CTLR, AND FLT IS OFFERED DEP ON ANOTHER RWY.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT OF THE N RAMP AT DENVER, WE WERE EXPECTING RWY 17R FOR DEP, BUT GND ASSIGNED US RWY 17L, ON TXWY L, HOLD SHORT OF ED. I GLANCED AT ARPT DIAGRAM, FO WAS CHANGING FMC AND GETTING NEW DATA. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE TAXI SIGN FOR 'ED' AND ON MY L SAW THE SIGN FOR 'CN' ONLY. WITH A GLANCE TO MY R, I NOTICED A SIGN FOR 'ED' AND AN ARROW ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TXWY M. BY THE TIME I RECHKED MY CHART, I HAD TAXIED ACROSS 'ED.' DEN GND GRACIOUSLY OFFERED US RWY 8 FOR TKOF, THEN SO NO INCIDENT IS ANTICIPATED. EVEN NOW I'M NOT SURE WHERE TXWY CN ENDS AND 'ED' STARTS. ALSO, THE TXWY SIGNS NEED TO BE ON THE CAPT'S SIDE.
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.