An air carrier crew reported taxiing onto the wrong taxiway at lax claiming that taxiway right signa...

Attributes
ACN	891338
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 2700
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

After crossing lax runway 24L and contacting ground we were told to 'turn left onto taxiway echo; turn right on taxiway romeo and contact ground.' we turned where the taxiway signage indicated romeo taxiway but ended up on taxiway echo 13. Airport operations vehicles had to be called out to supervise our 180 turn. After the successful completion we contacted ground once again and taxied to our gate. Ground control asked the airport operations vehicle 'when are you guys going to change that sign. That's the second airplane today that has done that.' airport operations commented that they thought the sign looked fine and the conversation ended there. Obviously this sign placement has caused aircraft to proceed into an area where the only resolution is a guided 180 degree turn or a shut down and tow out on more than one occasion. The placement of the taxiway romeo sign and taxiway markings in this area should be reviewed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier crew reported taxiing onto the wrong taxiway at LAX claiming that Taxiway R signage on Taxiway E is ambiguous; and led them to believe that Taxiway E-13 was Taxiway R.

Narrative: After crossing LAX Runway 24L and contacting Ground we were told to 'turn left onto Taxiway Echo; turn right on Taxiway Romeo and contact ground.' We turned where the taxiway signage indicated Romeo Taxiway but ended up on Taxiway Echo 13. Airport Operations vehicles had to be called out to supervise our 180 turn. After the successful completion we contacted Ground once again and taxied to our gate. Ground Control asked the Airport Operations vehicle 'when are you guys going to change that sign. That's the second airplane today that has done that.' Airport Operations commented that they thought the sign looked fine and the conversation ended there. Obviously this sign placement has caused aircraft to proceed into an area where the only resolution is a guided 180 degree turn or a shut down and tow out on more than one occasion. The placement of the Taxiway Romeo sign and taxiway markings in this area should be reviewed.

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.

An air carrier crew reported taxiing onto the wrong taxiway at lax claiming that taxiway right signage on taxiway east is ambiguous; and led them to believe that taxiway E-13 was taxiway right.