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Some taxiway identification signs are poor or non-existent where txwys 30, 32, 36, 42, 45 and 47 intersect txwys juliet and kilo at lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 181477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 | 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 pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time total : 11500 |
| ASRS Report | 181477 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On taxiway juliet and kilo at lax; intersecting txwys 30, 32, 36, 42, 45 and 47 are not marked heading westbound (they are marked heading east). These txwys are commonly and frequently used in 'hold short of' clrncs for ground aircraft movements and aircraft exiting the active runways. This situation is an accident waiting to happen and can be fixed with a can of paint, or better yet, transluscent plastic numerals to fit in the existing light boxes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOME TXWY IDENTIFICATION SIGNS ARE POOR OR NON-EXISTENT WHERE TXWYS 30, 32, 36, 42, 45 AND 47 INTERSECT TXWYS JULIET AND KILO AT LAX.
Narrative: ON TXWY JULIET AND KILO AT LAX; INTERSECTING TXWYS 30, 32, 36, 42, 45 AND 47 ARE NOT MARKED HDG WBND (THEY ARE MARKED HDG E). THESE TXWYS ARE COMMONLY AND FREQUENTLY USED IN 'HOLD SHORT OF' CLRNCS FOR GND ACFT MOVEMENTS AND ACFT EXITING THE ACTIVE RWYS. THIS SITUATION IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND CAN BE FIXED WITH A CAN OF PAINT, OR BETTER YET, TRANSLUSCENT PLASTIC NUMERALS TO FIT IN THE EXISTING LIGHT BOXES.
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.