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An air carrier cargo pilot reports taxiing an aircraft on mhr taxiway D1 which is only stressed for 17000 pounds. Reporter alleges txwys D1 and E1 have poor signage and lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 760673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mhr.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 760673 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : mhr.airport signage : mhr.airport |
Narrative:
We were cleared to taxi from the cargo ramp area to runway 22L. Instead of using taxiway E1 to a to runway 22L; the captain inadvertently taxied using taxiway D1 to a to runway 22L. That taxiway was not stressed for our aircraft. There are no taxiway signs and no lighting approaching D1/E1 from the ramp. It was the captain's first time operating out of mhr at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CARGO PLT RPTS TAXIING AN ACFT ON MHR TXWY D1 WHICH IS ONLY STRESSED FOR 17000 LBS. RPTR ALLEGES TXWYS D1 AND E1 HAVE POOR SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM THE CARGO RAMP AREA TO RWY 22L. INSTEAD OF USING TXWY E1 TO A TO RWY 22L; THE CAPT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED USING TXWY D1 TO A TO RWY 22L. THAT TXWY WAS NOT STRESSED FOR OUR ACFT. THERE ARE NO TXWY SIGNS AND NO LIGHTING APCHING D1/E1 FROM THE RAMP. IT WAS THE CAPT'S FIRST TIME OPERATING OUT OF MHR AT NIGHT.
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.