Air carrier misses assigned taxiway at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	176372
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet 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 : 150 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	176372
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
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our aircraft, an medium large transport flight left the company gate at dtw. We were given 3C via the inner oscar 6 and foxtrot. On taxiout I did not see J0-6 taxiway sign in time to make my turn. Ground control told us to use next taxiway. There were no other aircraft moving at all. I don't believe any problems or write-ups by the ground controller will occur, but I thought it prudent to write this in light of an earlier incident in dtw. Dtw still needs improvement to taxiway signs, lights and markings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MISSES ASSIGNED TXWY AT DTW.

Narrative: OUR ACFT, AN MLG FLT L THE COMPANY GATE AT DTW. WE WERE GIVEN 3C VIA THE INNER OSCAR 6 AND FOXTROT. ON TAXIOUT I DID NOT SEE J0-6 TXWY SIGN IN TIME TO MAKE MY TURN. GND CTL TOLD US TO USE NEXT TXWY. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT MOVING AT ALL. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY PROBS OR WRITE-UPS BY THE GND CTLR WILL OCCUR, BUT I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO WRITE THIS IN LIGHT OF AN EARLIER INCIDENT IN DTW. DTW STILL NEEDS IMPROVEMENT TO TXWY SIGNS, LIGHTS AND MARKINGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.