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Attributes | |
ACN | 991859 |
Time | |
Date | 201202 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | CHS.Airport |
State Reference | SC |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dawn |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 232 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The chs airport taxiway signs at the taxiway B and taxiway C intersection are inadequate and/or missing. While moving southwest on taxiway C toward taxiway B; the only sign depicting the taxiway B turn is placed past the taxiway C/taxiway B intersection. This placement past the intersection is nonstandard. The taxiway B turn sign should be placed before the taxiway C/taxiway B intersection for standardization. While moving north on the ramp from the gates toward taxiway B; there are no signs identifying taxiway B. There should be a sign that identifies taxiway B as the jet approaches taxiway B from the ramp. I am not sure if taxiway a is identified with a sign or not. We did not take that route out of the ramp area. While moving north on taxiway B (unidentified taxiway) toward taxiway C there is no taxiway C turn sign (either direction). However; there is a good sign at the taxiway B and taxiway C intersection; which has an arrow pointing left toward runway 3 and an arrow pointing right toward runway 33. While moving northeast on taxiway C toward taxiway B; there are no signs identifying taxiway B. There should be a taxiway B turn sign along taxiway C (northeast) located before the taxiway B turn. Thanks for looking into the chs taxi signs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier pilot reported that signage on Taxiway C does not identify Taxiway B while taxiing in either direction.
Narrative: The CHS airport taxiway signs at the Taxiway B and Taxiway C intersection are inadequate and/or missing. While moving southwest on Taxiway C toward Taxiway B; the only sign depicting the Taxiway B turn is placed past the Taxiway C/Taxiway B intersection. This placement past the intersection is nonstandard. The Taxiway B turn sign should be placed before the Taxiway C/Taxiway B intersection for standardization. While moving north on the ramp from the gates toward Taxiway B; there are no signs identifying Taxiway B. There should be a sign that identifies Taxiway B as the jet approaches Taxiway B from the ramp. I am not sure if Taxiway A is identified with a sign or not. We did not take that route out of the ramp area. While moving north on Taxiway B (unidentified taxiway) toward Taxiway C there is no Taxiway C turn sign (either direction). However; there is a good sign at the Taxiway B and Taxiway C intersection; which has an arrow pointing left toward Runway 3 and an arrow pointing right toward Runway 33. While moving northeast on Taxiway C toward Taxiway B; there are no signs identifying Taxiway B. There should be a Taxiway B turn sign along Taxiway C (northeast) located before the Taxiway B turn. Thanks for looking into the CHS taxi signs.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.