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B737-300 PIC report on the hazards involved in the use of taxiway F by other aircraft when his flight was holding in the pad near taxiway F1 for a delayed departure off runway 10 at bwi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 642856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5200 |
| ASRS Report | 642856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : bwi.tower |
| Airport | design : bwi.airport procedure or policy : bwi.airport |
Narrative:
Tower cleared us into hold pad to wait for an XA12 wheels up. The hold pad is defined by dashed taxiway edge markings. We parked approximately 8 ft inside the markings and thought we had adequate clearance. However; as aircraft that were behind us were cleared to taxi onto runway 10; B737's and a B757; it became obvious there was insufficient clearance and these aircraft had to alter their taxi to the left of centerline to ensure adequate clearance. We told tower of our concerns and all operations were conducted safely without incident. This departure runway is seldom used in my experience at bwi flying out of several months each yr for over 10 yrs. I do not recall ever using this hold pad. It would be helpful to pilots to put a note in the bwi 10-7 and/or 10-9 page regarding this situation to avoid any future misunderstanding about this holding area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 PIC RPT ON THE HAZARDS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF TXWY F BY OTHER ACFT WHEN HIS FLT WAS HOLDING IN THE PAD NEAR TXWY F1 FOR A DELAYED DEP OFF RWY 10 AT BWI.
Narrative: TWR CLRED US INTO HOLD PAD TO WAIT FOR AN XA12 WHEELS UP. THE HOLD PAD IS DEFINED BY DASHED TXWY EDGE MARKINGS. WE PARKED APPROX 8 FT INSIDE THE MARKINGS AND THOUGHT WE HAD ADEQUATE CLRNC. HOWEVER; AS ACFT THAT WERE BEHIND US WERE CLRED TO TAXI ONTO RWY 10; B737'S AND A B757; IT BECAME OBVIOUS THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT CLRNC AND THESE ACFT HAD TO ALTER THEIR TAXI TO THE L OF CTRLINE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLRNC. WE TOLD TWR OF OUR CONCERNS AND ALL OPS WERE CONDUCTED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS DEP RWY IS SELDOM USED IN MY EXPERIENCE AT BWI FLYING OUT OF SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YR FOR OVER 10 YRS. I DO NOT RECALL EVER USING THIS HOLD PAD. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PLTS TO PUT A NOTE IN THE BWI 10-7 AND/OR 10-9 PAGE REGARDING THIS SIT TO AVOID ANY FUTURE MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS HOLDING AREA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.