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A pilot reported that dtw ramp control assigned taxi instructions to contact ATC at spot 5W near the intersection of taxiways U; K10 and K but that point is not identified on any airport taxi charts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 899791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
When taxiing from the inner (odd) gates at dtw's concourse C; ramp will sometimes tell you to taxi 'Q - U - 5W; contact ground at 5W.' spot 5W is at the intersection of U; K10; and K. It is not depicted on any commercial airport chart diagram. If a particular point on the airport surface is recognized by ramp and ground; and that point is painted on the pavement; it should be charted on at least one commercial airport diagram. Better communication between dtw airport authority and charting agency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot reported that DTW Ramp Control assigned taxi instructions to contact ATC at spot 5W near the intersection of Taxiways U; K10 and K but that point is not identified on any airport taxi charts.
Narrative: When taxiing from the inner (odd) gates at DTW's Concourse C; Ramp will sometimes tell you to taxi 'Q - U - 5W; Contact ground at 5W.' Spot 5W is at the intersection of U; K10; and K. It is not depicted on any Commercial Airport Chart diagram. If a particular point on the airport surface is recognized by ramp and ground; and that point is painted on the pavement; it should be charted on at least one Commercial Airport diagram. Better communication between DTW Airport Authority and charting agency.
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.