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Attributes | |
ACN | 959342 |
Time | |
Date | 201107 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | EGCC.Airport |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Aero Charts |
Person 1 | |
Function | First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Man [(egcc)] ground cleared us to hold at taxiway spot Q1. We proceeded to the spot as depicted on the commercial taxi chart; but could not find the spot. We passed the spot Q1 because it is actually located about 50 yards away from; prior to; and to the left of the spot as shown on the taxi chart. The commercial taxi chart depicts the Q1 spot in the wrong location. The spot is also only painted on the ground and could not be found if taxiing to the spot as shown on the chart. Please advise the chart manufacturer to correct this error. We could not find any contact info for the chart manufacturer in the manuals that we have available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The EGCC\MAN commercial taxi chart 10-9C depicts the Q1 hold position graphic on the north side of Taxiway D while the actual Q1 is painted on the south side of Taxiway D adjacent to the hold line.
Narrative: MAN [(EGCC)] Ground cleared us to hold at Taxiway spot Q1. We proceeded to the spot as depicted on the commercial taxi chart; but could not find the spot. We passed the spot Q1 because it is actually located about 50 yards away from; prior to; and to the left of the spot as shown on the taxi chart. The commercial taxi chart depicts the Q1 spot in the wrong location. The spot is also only painted on the ground and could not be found if taxiing to the spot as shown on the chart. Please advise the chart manufacturer to correct this error. We could not find any contact info for the chart manufacturer in the manuals that we have available.
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.