Air carrier taxies on wrong taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	183710
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jax
State Reference	FL
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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	183710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Told to taxi to runway 7. Ground controller then amended instructions to taxi around the terminal using foxtrot and echo. Thought he was telling this because another section of taxiway was closed on airport. Thought we were on echo, however it turned out to be golf taxiway. I think the problem would have been averted if I paid close attention to taxi chart. However, these taxiways are poorly marked at jax. Either a sign or paint on taxiway designating the specific taxiway would be a great help. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there is a great deal of construction going on so some taxiways are closed creating confusion. Biggest problem is that the signs are not located at points where reference is easy. Paint is very worn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAXIES ON WRONG TAXIWAY.

Narrative: TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 7. GND CTLR THEN AMENDED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI AROUND THE TERMINAL USING FOXTROT AND ECHO. THOUGHT HE WAS TELLING THIS BECAUSE ANOTHER SECTION OF TAXIWAY WAS CLOSED ON ARPT. THOUGHT WE WERE ON ECHO, HOWEVER IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOLF TAXIWAY. I THINK THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED IF I PAID CLOSE ATTN TO TAXI CHART. HOWEVER, THESE TAXIWAYS ARE POORLY MARKED AT JAX. EITHER A SIGN OR PAINT ON TAXIWAY DESIGNATING THE SPECIFIC TAXIWAY WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON SO SOME TAXIWAYS ARE CLOSED CREATING CONFUSION. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE SIGNS ARE NOT LOCATED AT POINTS WHERE REFERENCE IS EASY. PAINT IS VERY WORN.

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.