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Clt high speed taxiway E5 is temporarily closed and barricaded but the lead-in lights are still operational which may cause a pilot to taxi into the barricade at night.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 961982 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
This report is to notify you of a potential hazard at clt. High speed taxiway E-5 is notamed closed and barricaded but the taxiway centerline lead-off lights on 18C to E-5 are still illuminated at night. This could lead a pilot to attempt to exit and not realize E-5 was closed until committed. Clt needs to deactivate taxiway lead-off lights at E-5 while taxiway is closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT high speed Taxiway E5 is temporarily closed and barricaded but the lead-in lights are still operational which may cause a pilot to taxi into the barricade at night.
Narrative: This report is to notify you of a potential hazard at CLT. High speed taxiway E-5 is NOTAMed closed and barricaded but the Taxiway centerline lead-off lights on 18C to E-5 are still illuminated at night. This could lead a pilot to attempt to exit and not realize E-5 was closed until committed. CLT needs to deactivate taxiway lead-off lights at E-5 while Taxiway is closed.
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.