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An air carrier captain reported he almost taxied over temporary battery powered red lights signifying a closed taxiway in aus that was not mentioned by company or ATC sources.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 857581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AUS.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| 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 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Landed runway 35L. Ground said taxi to gate. While turning onto taxiway G3; I notice 4 dim red lights among the much brighter green taxi lights bisecting taxiway G3. Made a sudden stop. Asked controller if G3 was closed. He said; 'oh yeah.' used taxiway G2. No problem. Nothing in company briefing messages. No warning from ground control. Aus is closing G3 at night to make room for more parked aircraft. Two 4x4 chocks with two battery-operated lights were laid across the taxiway parallel and mixed in with the much brighter green taxi lights. It was very hard to see until the last second. Rolling over these lights/chocks can damage aircraft. Their location is so close to the green lights and in the same orientation (parallel) makes it easy to miss. No company or controller help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain reported he almost taxied over temporary battery powered red lights signifying a closed taxiway in AUS that was not mentioned by company or ATC sources.
Narrative: Landed Runway 35L. Ground said taxi to gate. While turning onto Taxiway G3; I notice 4 dim red lights among the much brighter green taxi lights bisecting Taxiway G3. Made a sudden stop. Asked Controller if G3 was closed. He said; 'Oh yeah.' Used Taxiway G2. No problem. Nothing in company briefing messages. No warning from Ground Control. AUS is closing G3 at night to make room for more parked aircraft. Two 4x4 chocks with two battery-operated lights were laid across the taxiway parallel and mixed in with the much brighter green taxi lights. It was very hard to see until the last second. Rolling over these lights/chocks can damage aircraft. Their location is so close to the green lights and in the same orientation (parallel) makes it easy to miss. No company or Controller help.
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.