Air carrier medium large transport flight crew encounters difficulties identing taxiway E11 at atl.

Attributes
ACN	182008
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	182008
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After landing on runway 8L, on roll-out was cleared by tower to cross 8R at the 'air carrier jet center.' I assumed that terminology meant the air carrier hangar which was correct. This involves turning off on B11 to B6 to E11. Upon entering B6 with clearance to cross 8R, the first officer and I could not see the entrance to E11. The tower cleared us to back taxi down the runway and exit at 'D'. The tower was extremely helpful throughout this problem. However, I believe that those unfamiliar with B6/8R/E11 should be very careful. Due to the runway gradient coupled with the angle of E11 sharply to the left it makes it very hard to see. This is especially true at night (it was VFR). Should fog enter in the equation, it is a possible accident awaiting someone. I feel it should be better marked or lighted. My thanks to atl tower for their vigilance and assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC ENCOUNTERS DIFFICULTIES IDENTING TAXIWAY E11 AT ATL.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 8L, ON ROLL-OUT WAS CLRED BY TWR TO CROSS 8R AT THE 'ACR JET CENTER.' I ASSUMED THAT TERMINOLOGY MEANT THE ACR HANGAR WHICH WAS CORRECT. THIS INVOLVES TURNING OFF ON B11 TO B6 TO E11. UPON ENTERING B6 WITH CLRNC TO CROSS 8R, THE FO AND I COULD NOT SEE THE ENTRANCE TO E11. THE TWR CLRED US TO BACK TAXI DOWN THE RWY AND EXIT AT 'D'. THE TWR WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH B6/8R/E11 SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. DUE TO THE RWY GRADIENT COUPLED WITH THE ANGLE OF E11 SHARPLY TO THE L IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AT NIGHT (IT WAS VFR). SHOULD FOG ENTER IN THE EQUATION, IT IS A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AWAITING SOMEONE. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE BETTER MARKED OR LIGHTED. MY THANKS TO ATL TWR FOR THEIR VIGILANCE AND ASSISTANCE.

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.