Flight crew confusion due to nonstandard taxiway signage and markings.

Attributes
ACN	319822
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	319811
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While on the ground taxiing at bwi we were cleared to the gate on the inner taxiway. There was some confusion as to which way the inner taxiway went. Txwys still need to be marked in a more clear format. Callback conversation revealed the following information: bwi planning procedures specialist stated the airport signage and taxiway designators are not in compliance with FAA standards. The airport authority/authorized has plans to come into compliance within a month.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CONFUSION DUE TO NONSTANDARD TXWY SIGNAGE AND MARKINGS.

Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND TAXIING AT BWI WE WERE CLRED TO THE GATE ON THE INNER TXWY. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHICH WAY THE INNER TXWY WENT. TXWYS STILL NEED TO BE MARKED IN A MORE CLR FORMAT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: BWI PLANNING PROCS SPECIALIST STATED THE ARPT SIGNAGE AND TXWY DESIGNATORS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAA STANDARDS. THE ARPT AUTH HAS PLANS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN A MONTH.

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.