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A B737-700 taxied into the aus runway 35L runup hold area that was not maintained and that contained elevated lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 642967 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mmmx.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 642967 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 642968 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Taxiing for departure on taxiway C to runway 35L; the #2 reverser light illuminated. To troubleshoot and contact dispatch we taxied onto the holding area short of runway 35L departure end. After entering the holding area; ground advised us that the city no longer maintained that area and that they could not direct us to use it. We had to return to the gate for further maintenance and then discovered that several taxi (blue) lights in our path were elevated above the concrete on poles (approximately 6 inches high). To avoid them we reversed our course and departed the holding area along our entry pathway. The 10-7 pages does not prohibit the use of this area of the taxiway and should be marked to include this restriction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 TAXIED INTO THE AUS RWY 35L RUNUP HOLD AREA THAT WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THAT CONTAINED ELEVATED LIGHTS.
Narrative: TAXIING FOR DEP ON TXWY C TO RWY 35L; THE #2 REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CONTACT DISPATCH WE TAXIED ONTO THE HOLDING AREA SHORT OF RWY 35L DEPARTURE END. AFTER ENTERING THE HOLDING AREA; GND ADVISED US THAT THE CITY NO LONGER MAINTAINED THAT AREA AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DIRECT US TO USE IT. WE HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE FOR FURTHER MAINT AND THEN DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL TAXI (BLUE) LIGHTS IN OUR PATH WERE ELEVATED ABOVE THE CONCRETE ON POLES (APPROX 6 INCHES HIGH). TO AVOID THEM WE REVERSED OUR COURSE AND DEPARTED THE HOLDING AREA ALONG OUR ENTRY PATHWAY. THE 10-7 PAGES DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE USE OF THIS AREA OF THE TXWY AND SHOULD BE MARKED TO INCLUDE THIS RESTRICTION.
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.