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A B737-500 flight crew was unable to locate taxiway F at dtw. After seeking assistance from ground control they located a painted ramp marking for F which was not consistent with the location depicted on their commercially produced airport page.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1017132 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 135 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Dtw ground control cleared us to taxi to 3R via K; F; cross 9L; M. We both had our charts out and reviewed them as we both had minimal familiarity with dtw. We taxied on kilo; past K-12; but prior to K-11; and could not find foxtrot. I stopped the aircraft and the first officer asked ground where F was. The diagram said F was directly to the left of us but all we saw was the de-ice ramp. She told us F was behind us and to do a 180 on K to go back to F. I did and we continued down K looking for F. I saw E-2 on the other side of the deice pad and turned there. We then saw an F [painted] on the concrete. The F taxiway is not in the same place as depicted on the charts. We continued to the runway. There were no traffic conflicts.when we got to altitude; we pulled out the charts and reviewed them. We could find no charts that depicted F in the same place that it is on the airport. There were no notes about this. I may have missed something but I do believe this was all very confusing. F is depicted to be right near the spot which is the fire station. Not north of the deice ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 flight crew was unable to locate Taxiway F at DTW. After seeking assistance from Ground Control they located a painted ramp marking for F which was not consistent with the location depicted on their commercially produced airport page.
Narrative: DTW Ground Control cleared us to taxi to 3R via K; F; cross 9L; M. We both had our charts out and reviewed them as we both had minimal familiarity with DTW. We taxied on Kilo; past K-12; but prior to K-11; and could not find Foxtrot. I stopped the aircraft and the First Officer asked Ground where F was. The diagram said F was directly to the left of us but all we saw was the de-ice ramp. She told us F was behind us and to do a 180 on K to go back to F. I did and we continued down K looking for F. I saw E-2 on the other side of the deice pad and turned there. We then saw an F [painted] on the concrete. The F taxiway is not in the same place as depicted on the charts. We continued to the runway. There were no traffic conflicts.When we got to altitude; we pulled out the charts and reviewed them. We could find no charts that depicted F in the same place that it is on the airport. There were no notes about this. I may have missed something but I do believe this was all very confusing. F is depicted to be right near the spot which is the fire station. Not north of the deice ramp.
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.