Narrative:

After having been cleared to push back 'tail east' from the gate; and having started both engines; ground cleared us to taxi to runway 26L via the taxiway 'T' coded taxi route; and to hold short of taxiway left. Due to the way we were pushed back; we were already abeam taxiway T. I looked down to confirm the published taxi route while the captain pushed up the throttles and we started to move; a moment later ground called us and told us we had taxied past taxiway T. The captain immediately stopped the aircraft; and asked ground if he wanted us to turn around; to which ground said no; that we could taxi ahead on the ramp and join taxiway J. He went on to say the reason he had specifically instructed us to exit the ramp via taxiway T; was that there was an area of ramp where the pavement had given way; and they didn't want heavy aircraft taxiing around it. At this time the captain and I did observe an area of pavement that had a triangular barrier-like structure over it (looked like a wind triangle like you see at smaller airports). There was nothing in the airport NOTAMS; nor in the ATIS that told of any ramp closures in the area we were in. Still; we were given the clearance to exit via taxiway T; and if we had taken a little more time to get our bearings before we started moving; we wouldn't have missed the correct taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW IS GIVEN CODED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 26L AT CYVR AND MISSES THE FIRST TURN AS THE FO LOOKS UP THE ROUTE.

Narrative: AFTER HAVING BEEN CLRED TO PUSH BACK 'TAIL E' FROM THE GATE; AND HAVING STARTED BOTH ENGS; GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 26L VIA THE TXWY 'T' CODED TAXI RTE; AND TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY L. DUE TO THE WAY WE WERE PUSHED BACK; WE WERE ALREADY ABEAM TXWY T. I LOOKED DOWN TO CONFIRM THE PUBLISHED TAXI RTE WHILE THE CAPT PUSHED UP THE THROTTLES AND WE STARTED TO MOVE; A MOMENT LATER GND CALLED US AND TOLD US WE HAD TAXIED PAST TXWY T. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT; AND ASKED GND IF HE WANTED US TO TURN AROUND; TO WHICH GND SAID NO; THAT WE COULD TAXI AHEAD ON THE RAMP AND JOIN TXWY J. HE WENT ON TO SAY THE REASON HE HAD SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED US TO EXIT THE RAMP VIA TXWY T; WAS THAT THERE WAS AN AREA OF RAMP WHERE THE PAVEMENT HAD GIVEN WAY; AND THEY DIDN'T WANT HVY ACFT TAXIING AROUND IT. AT THIS TIME THE CAPT AND I DID OBSERVE AN AREA OF PAVEMENT THAT HAD A TRIANGULAR BARRIER-LIKE STRUCTURE OVER IT (LOOKED LIKE A WIND TRIANGLE LIKE YOU SEE AT SMALLER ARPTS). THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ARPT NOTAMS; NOR IN THE ATIS THAT TOLD OF ANY RAMP CLOSURES IN THE AREA WE WERE IN. STILL; WE WERE GIVEN THE CLRNC TO EXIT VIA TXWY T; AND IF WE HAD TAKEN A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET OUR BEARINGS BEFORE WE STARTED MOVING; WE WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED THE CORRECT TXWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.