Narrative:

The station runway condition and braking action reports on the station information on the flight release papers were not at all accurate for this station for our flight, the runways were in extremely poor condition and not cleared or cleaned off as was given to us that morning. When we arrived at dtw the tower wanted us to be the first to land on an unplowed runway and be the test WX ship. Braking action on two of the other runways were reported as poor, and only one good runway that we could land on due to high xwinds and limitations which were radioed to us as fair. In summation, station personnel or whomever should accurately update the runway condition reports in a timely manner, and the tower should report accurately the condition of the runways, and third, the runways should be plowed and cleared, full length, not just in the touchdown zone. This will get somebody someday.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR CARRIER ACFT LNDG DTW RECEIVES INADEQUATE RWY INFO FROM COMPANY AND ATC. RWYS WERE ONLY PARTIALLY CLRED OF SNOW.

Narrative: THE STATION RWY CONDITION AND BRAKING ACTION RPTS ON THE STATION INFO ON THE FLT RELEASE PAPERS WERE NOT AT ALL ACCURATE FOR THIS STATION FOR OUR FLT, THE RWYS WERE IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION AND NOT CLRED OR CLEANED OFF AS WAS GIVEN TO US THAT MORNING. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT DTW THE TWR WANTED US TO BE THE FIRST TO LAND ON AN UNPLOWED RWY AND BE THE TEST WX SHIP. BRAKING ACTION ON TWO OF THE OTHER RWYS WERE RPTED AS POOR, AND ONLY ONE GOOD RWY THAT WE COULD LAND ON DUE TO HIGH XWINDS AND LIMITATIONS WHICH WERE RADIOED TO US AS FAIR. IN SUMMATION, STATION PERSONNEL OR WHOMEVER SHOULD ACCURATELY UPDATE THE RWY CONDITION RPTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE TWR SHOULD RPT ACCURATELY THE CONDITION OF THE RWYS, AND THIRD, THE RWYS SHOULD BE PLOWED AND CLRED, FULL LENGTH, NOT JUST IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THIS WILL GET SOMEBODY SOMEDAY.

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.