Aircraft slid off an icy taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	292796
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	292796
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	292866
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing, as the captain was turning from runway to taxiway, the tower gave instructions to taxi to hold short of runway 30L, then added, txwys reported slippery. Almost immediately the aircraft started sliding to the right coming to rest with both right main tires off the taxiway. The aircraft was secured and passenger were deplaned with people movers. The tower's remark was the first indication that the txwys were slick. ATIS did not have a notice, and NOTAMS had a reference to runways being deiced but, also neglected to mention the txwys, the speed on exit was normal for a dry or wet runway. Unfortunately, the hazard was not brought to this crew's attention until too late. As we sat in the aircraft waiting for maintenance help and the people movers, a liberal coat of sand was applied to the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT SLID OFF AN ICY TXWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, AS THE CAPT WAS TURNING FROM RWY TO TXWY, THE TWR GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30L, THEN ADDED, TXWYS RPTED SLIPPERY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ACFT STARTED SLIDING TO THE R COMING TO REST WITH BOTH R MAIN TIRES OFF THE TXWY. THE ACFT WAS SECURED AND PAX WERE DEPLANED WITH PEOPLE MOVERS. THE TWR'S REMARK WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE TXWYS WERE SLICK. ATIS DID NOT HAVE A NOTICE, AND NOTAMS HAD A REF TO RWYS BEING DEICED BUT, ALSO NEGLECTED TO MENTION THE TXWYS, THE SPD ON EXIT WAS NORMAL FOR A DRY OR WET RWY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HAZARD WAS NOT BROUGHT TO THIS CREW'S ATTN UNTIL TOO LATE. AS WE SAT IN THE ACFT WAITING FOR MAINT HELP AND THE PEOPLE MOVERS, A LIBERAL COAT OF SAND WAS APPLIED TO THE TXWY.

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.