Narrative:

I landed DC10-10 at mem on runway 35. Landing and rollout were normal. With about 1500 ft of runway remaining, and down to normal taxi speed, the captain took control of aircraft to taxi to ramp. Runway 35 is a temporary runway at mem, being used while runway 36L and runway 17R undergo major reconstruction. Our commercial chart page, dated apr/xa/02, depicts a taxiway extending north from the departure end on runway 35. The taxiway joins taxiway north which continues north to cargo area. Tower cleared us to 'join taxiway north, contact ground.' after acknowledging, I dialed in ground frequency on the other side of our dual head radio to prepare to switch to ground control. After setting the radio, I looked up and noticed 2 things: 1) the taxiway ahead was not illuminated with any taxi lights. 2) unlit barricades could be seen at the north end on this taxiway where it joined taxiway north. The captain and I verbally assessed our situation. We had barely entered a closed taxiway with no room to maneuver out. The end result -- a tug had to come and push us back onto the runway. We then exited east at taxiway M9 and taxied to parking. A review of this situation showed several facts: 1) our commercial chart page depicted an open taxiway which in fact was closed. 2) I had never been on runway 35. The captain could not remember if he had. 3) NOTAMS made no reference to this taxiway being closed. 4) the closed taxiway was not marked or barricaded on the south end as required in the aim. 5) during debrief, we proposed proper NOTAMS and markings be made to properly indicate this taxiway as being closed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 FLC STOPS THEIR ACFT AFTER CLRING RWY 35 ACCOUNT OF UNLIT BARRICADES ON THE END OF THEIR INTENDED TXWY AT MEM, TN.

Narrative: I LANDED DC10-10 AT MEM ON RWY 35. LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL. WITH ABOUT 1500 FT OF RWY REMAINING, AND DOWN TO NORMAL TAXI SPD, THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF ACFT TO TAXI TO RAMP. RWY 35 IS A TEMPORARY RWY AT MEM, BEING USED WHILE RWY 36L AND RWY 17R UNDERGO MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION. OUR COMMERCIAL CHART PAGE, DATED APR/XA/02, DEPICTS A TXWY EXTENDING N FROM THE DEP END ON RWY 35. THE TXWY JOINS TXWY N WHICH CONTINUES N TO CARGO AREA. TWR CLRED US TO 'JOIN TXWY N, CONTACT GND.' AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING, I DIALED IN GND FREQ ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR DUAL HEAD RADIO TO PREPARE TO SWITCH TO GND CTL. AFTER SETTING THE RADIO, I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED 2 THINGS: 1) THE TXWY AHEAD WAS NOT ILLUMINATED WITH ANY TAXI LIGHTS. 2) UNLIT BARRICADES COULD BE SEEN AT THE N END ON THIS TXWY WHERE IT JOINED TXWY N. THE CAPT AND I VERBALLY ASSESSED OUR SIT. WE HAD BARELY ENTERED A CLOSED TXWY WITH NO ROOM TO MANEUVER OUT. THE END RESULT -- A TUG HAD TO COME AND PUSH US BACK ONTO THE RWY. WE THEN EXITED E AT TXWY M9 AND TAXIED TO PARKING. A REVIEW OF THIS SIT SHOWED SEVERAL FACTS: 1) OUR COMMERCIAL CHART PAGE DEPICTED AN OPEN TXWY WHICH IN FACT WAS CLOSED. 2) I HAD NEVER BEEN ON RWY 35. THE CAPT COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE HAD. 3) NOTAMS MADE NO REF TO THIS TXWY BEING CLOSED. 4) THE CLOSED TXWY WAS NOT MARKED OR BARRICADED ON THE S END AS REQUIRED IN THE AIM. 5) DURING DEBRIEF, WE PROPOSED PROPER NOTAMS AND MARKINGS BE MADE TO PROPERLY INDICATE THIS TXWY AS BEING CLOSED.

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.