Flight crew of light transport taxied on wrong taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	127652
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2900
ASRS Report	127652
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing from our gate at lax we were told to hold short of kilo taxiway and we did. Then to taxi right on kilo, left on 36 and right on juliet to 48. Since the txwys between kilo and juliet are not marked or not marked in both directions, we taxied past 36 and subsequently had to turn on 42. At that time there were no traffic incidents, but there could have been and this is the reason for this report. Even though I was fairly familiar with lax and prepared with the lax (10-9) airport chart out on my lap we still passed taxiway 36. It's difficult to maneuver an aircraft on the ground and simultaneously look down at a chart to navigate, especially when the txwys are not marked. It's also not safe. With the onset of winter (reduced visibility, fog, glare, wet windshields, etc), I think a few well-placed taxiway signs would be helpful to prevent a possible hazard or recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LTT TAXIED ON WRONG TXWY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM OUR GATE AT LAX WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF KILO TXWY AND WE DID. THEN TO TAXI RIGHT ON KILO, LEFT ON 36 AND RIGHT ON JULIET TO 48. SINCE THE TXWYS BETWEEN KILO AND JULIET ARE NOT MARKED OR NOT MARKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, WE TAXIED PAST 36 AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO TURN ON 42. AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NO TFC INCIDENTS, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AND THIS IS THE REASON FOR THIS REPORT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH LAX AND PREPARED WITH THE LAX (10-9) ARPT CHART OUT ON MY LAP WE STILL PASSED TXWY 36. IT'S DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AN ACFT ON THE GND AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOOK DOWN AT A CHART TO NAVIGATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TXWYS ARE NOT MARKED. IT'S ALSO NOT SAFE. WITH THE ONSET OF WINTER (REDUCED VISIBILITY, FOG, GLARE, WET WINDSHIELDS, ETC), I THINK A FEW WELL-PLACED TXWY SIGNS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE HAZARD OR RECURRENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.