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A B747-400 flight crew suffered a taxiway incursion enroute to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 936232 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| 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 240 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
We had just cleared the runway on high-speed taxiway F after my landing. Ground cleared us to the gate via 'F; T; a; U. I read back the clearance; and the captain said 'right on alpha; uniform to the gate'. This was correct; as taxiway F becomes T just ahead of our position. Assured that he knew the correct route into the gate; I started my after landing cleanup flow.I looked up as we were beginning a right turn; and it didn't look right; but it was too late to stop the turn anyway. He had started a turn onto taxiway V; the taxiway just prior to taxiway a. Ground control immediately recleared us via taxiway V. There were no traffic conflicts. The only possible issue might be a small note on the airport info page that restricts taxiway V to 'code C' aircraft. This is apparently either an australian or an ICAO term; as I have been unable to find it anywhere in our manuals. I do not know if our 400 is allowed on that taxiway or not. The ground controller did not say anything beyond re-clearing us via taxiway V.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 flight crew suffered a taxiway incursion enroute to the gate.
Narrative: We had just cleared the runway on high-speed Taxiway F after my landing. Ground cleared us to the gate via 'F; T; A; U. I read back the clearance; and the Captain said 'right on Alpha; Uniform to the gate'. This was correct; as Taxiway F becomes T just ahead of our position. Assured that he knew the correct route into the gate; I started my after landing cleanup flow.I looked up as we were beginning a right turn; and it didn't look right; but it was too late to stop the turn anyway. He had started a turn onto Taxiway V; the taxiway just prior to Taxiway A. Ground Control immediately recleared us via Taxiway V. There were no traffic conflicts. The only possible issue might be a small note on the airport info page that restricts Taxiway V to 'code C' aircraft. This is apparently either an Australian or an ICAO term; as I have been unable to find it anywhere in our manuals. I do not know if our 400 is allowed on that taxiway or not. The Ground Controller did not say anything beyond re-clearing us via Taxiway V.
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.