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Air carrier flight crew reported they were cleared by slc ground to runway 16L via taxiways H; F; G. Because of their location on the air carrier apron; they mistook taxiway east for F; but made the correct turn onto taxiway G. Poor signage and complex taxiways were reported factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1368225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLC.Airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport 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 Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Upon taxi out to assigned runway 16L at the airport; we were assigned a taxi route of H F G to the runway. Due to the close proximity for taxiway F with east; we turned onto east. We were able to taxi onto G with no disruption to the taxi out or ATC and other aircraft. This event was caused due to lack of effective signage/markings in conjunction to a confusing taxiway layout. [Caused by a] poor airport layout; lack of effective signage; and an intersection that seems to be complex; although is not marked a hotspot. [Recommend] better taxi briefing; being more attentive on taxi out; if found confused; request progressive taxi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported they were cleared by SLC Ground to Runway 16L via Taxiways H; F; G. Because of their location on the air carrier apron; they mistook Taxiway E for F; but made the correct turn onto Taxiway G. Poor signage and complex taxiways were reported factors.
Narrative: Upon taxi out to assigned Runway 16L at the airport; we were assigned a taxi route of H F G to the runway. Due to the close proximity for taxiway F with E; we turned onto E. We were able to taxi onto G with no disruption to the taxi out or ATC and other aircraft. This event was caused due to lack of effective signage/markings in conjunction to a confusing taxiway layout. [Caused by a] poor airport layout; lack of effective signage; and an intersection that seems to be complex; although is not marked a hotspot. [Recommend] better taxi briefing; being more attentive on taxi out; if found confused; request progressive taxi.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.