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Attributes | |
ACN | 682101 |
Time | |
Date | 200512 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 600 |
ASRS Report | 682101 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Situations | |
Airport | signage : pit.airport |
Narrative:
Captain was taxiing. We were cleared to taxi to runway 10C. Upon reaching the 10C approach sign (red); captain was unclear as to the location of the actual runway 10C hold short sign. There were no blinking hold short lights (tower later explained they were out of service). Both the captain and I (first officer) feel the signage is poor and unclear as to the runway 10C hold short point. No infraction was made. We would like to bring attention to the poor markings/signs; as it is a safety hazard; potentially. The meaning of the 10C approach sign is ambiguous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ700 CREW COMMENTS ON THE PIT RWY 10C HOLD SHORT LINE LOCATION BEING UNCLEAR WITH CURRENT SIGNAGE AND INOP FLASHING LIGHTS.
Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 10C. UPON REACHING THE 10C APCH SIGN (RED); CAPT WAS UNCLEAR AS TO THE LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL RWY 10C HOLD SHORT SIGN. THERE WERE NO BLINKING HOLD SHORT LIGHTS (TWR LATER EXPLAINED THEY WERE OUT OF SVC). BOTH THE CAPT AND I (FO) FEEL THE SIGNAGE IS POOR AND UNCLEAR AS TO THE RWY 10C HOLD SHORT POINT. NO INFRACTION WAS MADE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE POOR MARKINGS/SIGNS; AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD; POTENTIALLY. THE MEANING OF THE 10C APCH SIGN IS AMBIGUOUS.
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.