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A B767-300 crew notes that while taxiing east bound on mia taxiway north; the intersection of taxiway north and taxiway west is difficult to see because it is poorly marked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 685529 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : mia.airport |
Narrative:
Taxiway west is very poorly marked when taxiing from the north to enter gates over spots 9 or 11. We missed the taxiway by following the signs and the lights for the turn into taxiway west from north. We stopped as soon as we realized the mistake and got cleared by ramp to proceed to spot 10. This taxi turn is like finding a channel in a boat at night and keeping a marker on your left as you head south. There is still a red hazard marker between ramp and taxiway west. This needs fixing sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 CREW NOTES THAT WHILE TAXIING E BOUND ON MIA TXWY N; THE INTXN OF TXWY N AND TXWY W IS DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE IT IS POORLY MARKED.
Narrative: TXWY W IS VERY POORLY MARKED WHEN TAXIING FROM THE N TO ENTER GATES OVER SPOTS 9 OR 11. WE MISSED THE TXWY BY FOLLOWING THE SIGNS AND THE LIGHTS FOR THE TURN INTO TXWY W FROM N. WE STOPPED AS SOON AS WE REALIZED THE MISTAKE AND GOT CLRED BY RAMP TO PROCEED TO SPOT 10. THIS TAXI TURN IS LIKE FINDING A CHANNEL IN A BOAT AT NIGHT AND KEEPING A MARKER ON YOUR L AS YOU HEAD S. THERE IS STILL A RED HAZARD MARKER BETWEEN RAMP AND TXWY W. THIS NEEDS FIXING SOONER.
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.