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Air carrier pilot reported that taxiway signs at B1 at sfo were inadequate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 826339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 14500 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
Narrative:
After clearing runway 28R and crossing runway 28L on taxiway Q; ground informed us our gate was occupied. He instructed us to taxi forward onto B; then asked if we could turn right onto taxiway B1. Taxiway B1 is marked on the taxi chart page; yet when looking out the window; there are no signs or even painted markings as to what taxiway you are intersecting with. Ground instructed me to make the right onto taxiway B1 and taxi forward onto taxiway south. On the way back towards the terminal on taxiway Z; there is a painted instructional box with taxiway B1 and an arrow pointing to the right (45 degrees) yet no other signs as to taxiway B1. There needs to additional signage and painted markings to make things safer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot reported that taxiway signs at B1 at SFO were inadequate.
Narrative: After clearing Runway 28R and crossing Runway 28L on Taxiway Q; ground informed us our gate was occupied. He instructed us to taxi forward onto B; then asked if we could turn right onto Taxiway B1. Taxiway B1 is marked on the taxi chart page; yet when looking out the window; there are no signs or even painted markings as to what taxiway you are intersecting with. Ground instructed me to make the right onto Taxiway B1 and taxi forward onto Taxiway S. On the way back towards the terminal on Taxiway Z; there is a painted instructional box with Taxiway B1 and an arrow pointing to the right (45 degrees) yet no other signs as to Taxiway B1. There needs to additional signage and painted markings to make things safer.
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.