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An air carrier pilot reports having taxied across an electrical line used for the runway lighting. The runway had been shortened and the pilot was attempting to use all available runway for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339726 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : 100 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 6400 |
| ASRS Report | 339726 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Runway 26L had been shortened due to construction. Remaining runway was minimal. A back taxi was required to the beginning of the runway. In an attempt to avail myself of all the available runway, I decided to taxi on a portion of the runway that had been repainted with chevrons. In doing so, I inadvertently taxied across a line of conduit used as an electrical line for runway lighting. I was a new captain with 50 hours. At the time I was unsure of the availability of those areas for use, but knew this area had been, and would again be used as runway, and therefore would sustain the weight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PLT RPTS HAVING TAXIED ACROSS AN ELECTRICAL LINE USED FOR THE RWY LIGHTING. THE RWY HAD BEEN SHORTENED AND THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RWY FOR TKOF.
Narrative: RWY 26L HAD BEEN SHORTENED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. REMAINING RWY WAS MINIMAL. A BACK TAXI WAS REQUIRED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVAIL MYSELF OF ALL THE AVAILABLE RWY, I DECIDED TO TAXI ON A PORTION OF THE RWY THAT HAD BEEN REPAINTED WITH CHEVRONS. IN DOING SO, I INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ACROSS A LINE OF CONDUIT USED AS AN ELECTRICAL LINE FOR RWY LIGHTING. I WAS A NEW CAPT WITH 50 HRS. AT THE TIME I WAS UNSURE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE AREAS FOR USE, BUT KNEW THIS AREA HAD BEEN, AND WOULD AGAIN BE USED AS RWY, AND THEREFORE WOULD SUSTAIN THE WT.
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.