Narrative:

Flight was operated from ZZZ to pit. We landed on runway 32 and was told to expedite to the end, turn left and call ground. There was a lot of radio congestion and ground told us to taxi via 'romeo,' 'echo,' hold short of 'tango.' the correct clearance should have been to taxi 'papa,' romeo,' 'echo' and short of 'tango.' by the time we realized this, we were past taxiway 'papa.' we had to have an airport ground crew watch our wing as we did a 180 degree turn in the maintenance hangar area to get back out to 'papa.' the ground crew told us the same problem has happened before. A sign notifying you that you are entering a hangar area if you continue past papa would be helpful. Supplemental information from acn 591543: contributing factors: last minute runway change due to WX, poor signage at end of maintenance taxiway to inform crew this is maintenance facility, taxiway closures--numerous, and rushed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that after exiting runway 32 on taxiway N5, distraction by completing after landing checks, they missed taxi route on papa, the flight crew realized too late that they were 'somewhere they weren't supposed to be.' the first officer advised that there is a sufficiently high berm on taxiway N5 and one recognizes they have gone too far when only on the top of the berm, as the large maintenance ramp area comes into total view. The first officer recommended that signage be placed on N5, west of papa, stating that 'you are entering a maintenance ramp area.' the first officer believes this signage would stop similar occurrences.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88. PIT GND CTLR ISSUES TAXI CLRNC FROM RWY 32 ON TXWY N5 INTO A MAINT AREA. RPTR SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MAINT AREA.

Narrative: FLT WAS OPERATED FROM ZZZ TO PIT. WE LANDED ON RWY 32 AND WAS TOLD TO EXPEDITE TO THE END, TURN L AND CALL GND. THERE WAS A LOT OF RADIO CONGESTION AND GND TOLD US TO TAXI VIA 'ROMEO,' 'ECHO,' HOLD SHORT OF 'TANGO.' THE CORRECT CLRNC SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO TAXI 'PAPA,' ROMEO,' 'ECHO' AND SHORT OF 'TANGO.' BY THE TIME WE REALIZED THIS, WE WERE PAST TXWY 'PAPA.' WE HAD TO HAVE AN ARPT GND CREW WATCH OUR WING AS WE DID A 180 DEG TURN IN THE MAINT HANGAR AREA TO GET BACK OUT TO 'PAPA.' THE GND CREW TOLD US THE SAME PROB HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. A SIGN NOTIFYING YOU THAT YOU ARE ENTERING A HANGAR AREA IF YOU CONTINUE PAST PAPA WOULD BE HELPFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 591543: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LAST MINUTE RWY CHANGE DUE TO WX, POOR SIGNAGE AT END OF MAINT TXWY TO INFORM CREW THIS IS MAINT FACILITY, TXWY CLOSURES--NUMEROUS, AND RUSHED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT AFTER EXITING RWY 32 ON TXWY N5, DISTR BY COMPLETING AFTER LNDG CHECKS, THEY MISSED TAXI RTE ON PAPA, THE FLT CREW REALIZED TOO LATE THAT THEY WERE 'SOMEWHERE THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE.' THE FO ADVISED THAT THERE IS A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH BERM ON TXWY N5 AND ONE RECOGNIZES THEY HAVE GONE TOO FAR WHEN ONLY ON THE TOP OF THE BERM, AS THE LARGE MAINT RAMP AREA COMES INTO TOTAL VIEW. THE FO RECOMMENDED THAT SIGNAGE BE PLACED ON N5, W OF PAPA, STATING THAT 'YOU ARE ENTERING A MAINT RAMP AREA.' THE FO BELIEVES THIS SIGNAGE WOULD STOP SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

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.