Narrative:

A recent runway incursion at ord airport by 2 veteran aircraft maintenance technicians taxiing a 747-200 could have been avoided, had the technicians been made aware of recent changes to the commercial chart for ord. The two technicians were unaware that they were taxiing into a hazardous intersection deemed a 'hotspot' on the new commercial chart for 2001. Hotspot a is one of numerous (hotspots) at ord airport. These two veteran technicians had recently attended a city sanctioned airport familiarization class, mandatory to all airmen taxiing aircraft at ord. The city's curriculum never covered the airport's hotspots historically, and the newly identified hotspots! The city needs to replace their outdated curriculum on airport familiarization and provide one for airmen, that taxi aircraft, and not truck drivers. The lack of runway guard lights also played a role. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the mandatory training the city presented did not, at any time, mention or note the numerous 'hotspots' on the field. The reporter said the incident involved a runway incursion at a poorly lighted taxiway and runway intersection. The reporter stated this intersection is listed on the current pilot airport chart as a 'hotspot' and requires extra caution. The reporter said the NOTAMS and updated airport charts are not entered in the mandatory technicians reading file. The reporter stated the FAA has no involvement with the subject matter being taught, but should monitor the training for accuracy and current changes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-200, DURING TAXI TO THE TERMINAL BY LINE TECHNICIANS, WAS INVOLVED IN A RWY INCURSION CAUSED BY TECHNICIANS BEING UNAWARE OF NOTAMS AND ARPT CHART CHANGES.

Narrative: A RECENT RWY INCURSION AT ORD ARPT BY 2 VETERAN ACFT MAINT TECHNICIANS TAXIING A 747-200 COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, HAD THE TECHNICIANS BEEN MADE AWARE OF RECENT CHANGES TO THE COMMERCIAL CHART FOR ORD. THE TWO TECHNICIANS WERE UNAWARE THAT THEY WERE TAXIING INTO A HAZARDOUS INTXN DEEMED A 'HOTSPOT' ON THE NEW COMMERCIAL CHART FOR 2001. HOTSPOT A IS ONE OF NUMEROUS (HOTSPOTS) AT ORD ARPT. THESE TWO VETERAN TECHNICIANS HAD RECENTLY ATTENDED A CITY SANCTIONED ARPT FAMILIARIZATION CLASS, MANDATORY TO ALL AIRMEN TAXIING ACFT AT ORD. THE CITY'S CURRICULUM NEVER COVERED THE ARPT'S HOTSPOTS HISTORICALLY, AND THE NEWLY IDENTIFIED HOTSPOTS! THE CITY NEEDS TO REPLACE THEIR OUTDATED CURRICULUM ON ARPT FAMILIARIZATION AND PROVIDE ONE FOR AIRMEN, THAT TAXI ACFT, AND NOT TRUCK DRIVERS. THE LACK OF RWY GUARD LIGHTS ALSO PLAYED A ROLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE MANDATORY TRAINING THE CITY PRESENTED DID NOT, AT ANY TIME, MENTION OR NOTE THE NUMEROUS 'HOTSPOTS' ON THE FIELD. THE RPTR SAID THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A RWY INCURSION AT A POORLY LIGHTED TXWY AND RWY INTXN. THE RPTR STATED THIS INTXN IS LISTED ON THE CURRENT PLT ARPT CHART AS A 'HOTSPOT' AND REQUIRES EXTRA CAUTION. THE RPTR SAID THE NOTAMS AND UPDATED ARPT CHARTS ARE NOT ENTERED IN THE MANDATORY TECHNICIANS READING FILE. THE RPTR STATED THE FAA HAS NO INVOLVEMENT WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER BEING TAUGHT, BUT SHOULD MONITOR THE TRAINING FOR ACCURACY AND CURRENT CHANGES.

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.