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Flight crew of medium large transport taxiing came unexpectedly to end of taxiway. Airport construction taxiways closed. No taxi light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 190409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Landed dfw on 38L. After clearing runway on parallel taxiway, tower advised that all crossing taxiways (plus 36R) were closed except taxiway 18. Most or all of taxiway lights were out. Construction workers with BRITE flood lights were between parallel taxiway and 35R plus between taxiway 18 and 19. I could not see any taxiway identify to orient myself to know taxiway I had to use to get to #18. The bright lights made picking up taxiway markings harder to find. The taxiway endlights (north end of parallel taxiway and north side of taxiway 18) were out. I did not know I was approaching the end. I broke hard, skidded to a stop just short of the end of the taxiway. I pwred back 25-30 ft, then taxied to the gate. No taxi lights, bright flood lights and no warning from tower/ground almost caused me to taxi off the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG TAXIING CAME UNEXPECTEDLY TO END OF TAXIWAY. ARPT CONSTRUCTION TAXIWAYS CLOSED. NO TAXI LIGHT.
Narrative: LANDED DFW ON 38L. AFTER CLRING RWY ON PARALLEL TAXIWAY, TWR ADVISED THAT ALL XING TAXIWAYS (PLUS 36R) WERE CLOSED EXCEPT TAXIWAY 18. MOST OR ALL OF TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE OUT. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WITH BRITE FLOOD LIGHTS WERE BTWN PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND 35R PLUS BTWN TAXIWAY 18 AND 19. I COULD NOT SEE ANY TAXIWAY IDENT TO ORIENT MYSELF TO KNOW TAXIWAY I HAD TO USE TO GET TO #18. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS MADE PICKING UP TAXIWAY MARKINGS HARDER TO FIND. THE TAXIWAY ENDLIGHTS (N END OF PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND N SIDE OF TAXIWAY 18) WERE OUT. I DID NOT KNOW I WAS APCHING THE END. I BROKE HARD, SKIDDED TO A STOP JUST SHORT OF THE END OF THE TAXIWAY. I PWRED BACK 25-30 FT, THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. NO TAXI LIGHTS, BRIGHT FLOOD LIGHTS AND NO WARNING FROM TWR/GND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO TAXI OFF THE TAXIWAY.
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.