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B737 flight crew reports turning on to taxiway left rather than M as instructed at den while the first officer is distracted retrieving new ATIS. Captain was distracted by a plethora of taxiway signs and overly bright taxiway center line lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 939714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 195 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 161 Flight Crew Type 11000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
On taxiway cn at den we were instructed to taxi to 17R via M. Captain inadvertently turned onto left. Ground queried us and re-issued the taxi instructions to utilize taxiway left. As first officer and pilot not flying I did not insure that the taxi instructions were verbalized. I also was distracted getting new ATIS due to our close proximity to 17R our take off runway. [We] must verbalize taxi instructions. Pilot not flying must insist that this is accomplished and work to not become distracted by other duties even if takeoff must be delayed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reports turning on to Taxiway L rather than M as instructed at DEN while the First Officer is distracted retrieving new ATIS. Captain was distracted by a plethora of taxiway signs and overly bright taxiway center line lights.
Narrative: On Taxiway CN at DEN we were instructed to taxi to 17R via M. Captain inadvertently turned onto L. Ground queried us and re-issued the taxi instructions to utilize Taxiway L. As First Officer and pilot not flying I did not insure that the taxi instructions were verbalized. I also was distracted getting new ATIS due to our close proximity to 17R our take off runway. [We] must verbalize taxi instructions. Pilot not flying must insist that this is accomplished and work to not become distracted by other duties even if takeoff must be delayed.
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.