Air carrier X non adherence to ATC instruction taxied wrong way on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	294363
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 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	B737 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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	294363
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	294476
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

X, on clearing runway 36L at high speed taxiway E2, controller told us to 'turn right to wj and hold short runway 36R.' radio transmission was acknowledged and we turned south on taxiway east. After 30 seconds, the controller asked where we were going and then said 'turn left and hold short of runway 36R at wl.' the problem was after clearing runway 36L at taxiway E2, we saw week ahead and thought since txwys a, and B are south, and txwys Y and Z are north, that wj was south of week. However, wj is north of week. The solution would be to have the letters of txwys go n-s or s-n and not have them change in the middle of the airfield, or have the controller simply give a taxiway designator to hold at and not a direction of turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION TAXIED WRONG WAY ON TXWY.

Narrative: X, ON CLRING RWY 36L AT HIGH SPD TXWY E2, CTLR TOLD US TO 'TURN R TO WJ AND HOLD SHORT RWY 36R.' RADIO XMISSION WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE TURNED S ON TXWY E. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE CTLR ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING AND THEN SAID 'TURN L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36R AT WL.' THE PROB WAS AFTER CLRING RWY 36L AT TXWY E2, WE SAW WK AHEAD AND THOUGHT SINCE TXWYS A, AND B ARE S, AND TXWYS Y AND Z ARE N, THAT WJ WAS S OF WK. HOWEVER, WJ IS N OF WK. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE LETTERS OF TXWYS GO N-S OR S-N AND NOT HAVE THEM CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRFIELD, OR HAVE THE CTLR SIMPLY GIVE A TXWY DESIGNATOR TO HOLD AT AND NOT A DIRECTION OF TURN.

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.