Airport problem soft spot in pavement at one or more of the gates.

Attributes
ACN	315880
Time
Date	199509
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fcm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	315880
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	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Gate X mci has soft spot in asphalt just prior to nosewheel alignment. Main gear tires come to an abrupt stop. Nose gear stopping point should be moved. All engines running is appropriate until fixed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROB SOFT SPOT IN PAVEMENT AT ONE OR MORE OF THE GATES.

Narrative: GATE X MCI HAS SOFT SPOT IN ASPHALT JUST PRIOR TO NOSEWHEEL ALIGNMENT. MAIN GEAR TIRES COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. NOSE GEAR STOPPING POINT SHOULD BE MOVED. ALL ENGS RUNNING IS APPROPRIATE UNTIL FIXED.

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.