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An air carrier captain reported poor markings at crp airport; at the intersection of taxiway B and B3.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 823510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CRP.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Other Airport Signage |
Narrative:
Ground gave us clearance to taxi and hold short runway 13 from the gate via B3 and B taxiway. Upon turning from B3 intersection onto taxiway B; I noticed there was no sign confirming I was actually turning onto B taxiway. There was a small yellow sign with an arrow to 13 '13 ->;' but no actual taxiway B sign. I had to stop and refer to my commercial chart along with coordinating with my first officer to confirm we were on the correct taxiway. All taxiways should be clearly marked with a taxiway sign on either side of an intersection. This becomes even more critical if one of taxiways; as B3 does at crp; leads to a runway. If we had turned wrong; we could have ended up with a runway incursion at this intersection. Very hazardous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain reported poor markings at CRP airport; at the intersection of Taxiway B and B3.
Narrative: Ground gave us clearance to taxi and hold short Runway 13 from the gate via B3 and B Taxiway. Upon turning from B3 intersection onto Taxiway B; I noticed there was no sign confirming I was actually turning onto B Taxiway. There was a small yellow sign with an arrow to 13 '13 ->;' but no actual Taxiway B sign. I had to stop and refer to my commercial chart along with coordinating with my First Officer to confirm we were on the correct taxiway. All taxiways should be clearly marked with a taxiway sign on either side of an intersection. This becomes even more critical if one of taxiways; as B3 does at CRP; leads to a runway. If we had turned wrong; we could have ended up with a runway incursion at this intersection. VERY HAZARDOUS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.