Narrative:

Night ferry, B727 B model, dfw to alliance, WX 400-1. Unable to get afw ATIS on ground at dfw. After getting airborne, found WX to be overcast 001, 5/8 mi visibility, and runway 34R closed, using runway 34L which is a taxiway designated as a runway. Not legal for any approach -- called dispatch. We did not have a field report showing runway closed, and had little information about this taxiway used for a runway. Decided to go back to dfw, now calling 200 ft 1/2 mi visibility. Went missed on ILS runway 35C. Dfw was primary alternate, aus was second and now calling 100 ft 1 mi visibility. Again talked to dispatch and decided on okc as alternate. Barely had fuel for another approach at dfw. We nearly went missed from a CAT ii, but then landed. To top things off, we turned the wrong way on a taxiway on our way to the ramp. Nobody said anything and we parked at the gate. The way I saw it, we were caught off guard by the runway closure at afw, deteriorating WX, task saturation -- at least I was on the panel -- and a low fuel state. And to top it off, a wrong turn on a taxiway on a very foggy night -- not a fun night.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ACFT ON NIGHT FERRY. WX DETERIORATED AFTER FLC DEPARTED DFW AND UNABLE TO MAKE APCH AT DEST, RETURNED TO DFW, DID 1 MISSED APCH AND THEN LANDED OUT OF CAT II APCH. RPTR SO RPTS LOW FUEL STATE AND A WRONG TURN ON TXWY AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: NIGHT FERRY, B727 B MODEL, DFW TO ALLIANCE, WX 400-1. UNABLE TO GET AFW ATIS ON GND AT DFW. AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE, FOUND WX TO BE OVCST 001, 5/8 MI VISIBILITY, AND RWY 34R CLOSED, USING RWY 34L WHICH IS A TXWY DESIGNATED AS A RWY. NOT LEGAL FOR ANY APCH -- CALLED DISPATCH. WE DID NOT HAVE A FIELD RPT SHOWING RWY CLOSED, AND HAD LITTLE INFO ABOUT THIS TXWY USED FOR A RWY. DECIDED TO GO BACK TO DFW, NOW CALLING 200 FT 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. WENT MISSED ON ILS RWY 35C. DFW WAS PRIMARY ALTERNATE, AUS WAS SECOND AND NOW CALLING 100 FT 1 MI VISIBILITY. AGAIN TALKED TO DISPATCH AND DECIDED ON OKC AS ALTERNATE. BARELY HAD FUEL FOR ANOTHER APCH AT DFW. WE NEARLY WENT MISSED FROM A CAT II, BUT THEN LANDED. TO TOP THINGS OFF, WE TURNED THE WRONG WAY ON A TXWY ON OUR WAY TO THE RAMP. NOBODY SAID ANYTHING AND WE PARKED AT THE GATE. THE WAY I SAW IT, WE WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE RWY CLOSURE AT AFW, DETERIORATING WX, TASK SATURATION -- AT LEAST I WAS ON THE PANEL -- AND A LOW FUEL STATE. AND TO TOP IT OFF, A WRONG TURN ON A TXWY ON A VERY FOGGY NIGHT -- NOT A FUN NIGHT.

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.