<< >> NASA ASRS Report 577520, March 2003

A300 flight crew misses taxiway into cargo area at msy.

Attributes
ACN	577520
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	577520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Due to fatigue and limitations of 10-9 chart for msy, turned early from taxiway east onto passenger ramp instead of cargo ramp. Building at west edge of passenger ramp not depicted on chart -- looked like a cargo building. Committed to turn before realizing it was wrong place. Did 180 degree turn on west passenger ramp and proceeded to cargo. No known deviation or damage to report. Chart could be more complete with relevant building shown. Many small ones not relevant are shown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CREW MISSES TXWY INTO CARGO AREA AT MSY.

Narrative: DUE TO FATIGUE AND LIMITATIONS OF 10-9 CHART FOR MSY, TURNED EARLY FROM TXWY E ONTO PAX RAMP INSTEAD OF CARGO RAMP. BUILDING AT W EDGE OF PAX RAMP NOT DEPICTED ON CHART -- LOOKED LIKE A CARGO BUILDING. COMMITTED TO TURN BEFORE REALIZING IT WAS WRONG PLACE. DID 180 DEG TURN ON W PAX RAMP AND PROCEEDED TO CARGO. NO KNOWN DEV OR DAMAGE TO RPT. CHART COULD BE MORE COMPLETE WITH RELEVANT BUILDING SHOWN. MANY SMALL ONES NOT RELEVANT ARE SHOWN.

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.