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B737-400 aircraft instructed by tower to expedite off runway for landing traffic, so reporter captain exited as soon as possible, but the taxiway was noted closed on ATIS. Ground controller advised flight crew that they were on closed taxiway but cleared them to the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| 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 pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 385049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 385200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Visual approach to runway 10L at pit. Had noted on ATIS that runway 10L, taxiway B closed between B1 and B4. On touchdown tower instructed us to proceed to end as expeditiously as possible due to traffic on short final behind us. Second turnoff, from end (B2) appeared to be normal, no barricades, markings or lights of any kind -- (construction on taxiway was behind us at that point) and was open to the end of the B parallel. After turning off, we realized we were on B2 which was noted closed on ATIS, but again appeared normal and open at a quick glance turning off the active. Ground control advised we were on a closed taxiway portion, but then cleared us to taxi straight ahead to the end and to the gate. Suggestions: 1) local ATC controller when giving the expedite off runway instruction could have mentioned not to use this taxiway which appeared normal and open. 2) markers or lights of some kind should have been in place, but were not on this portion of taxiway. The only indication of closure was the notation on ATIS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 ACFT INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO EXPEDITE OFF RWY FOR LNDG TFC, SO RPTR CAPT EXITED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE TXWY WAS NOTED CLOSED ON ATIS. GND CTLR ADVISED FLC THAT THEY WERE ON CLOSED TXWY BUT CLRED THEM TO THE RAMP.
Narrative: VISUAL APCH TO RWY 10L AT PIT. HAD NOTED ON ATIS THAT RWY 10L, TXWY B CLOSED BTWN B1 AND B4. ON TOUCHDOWN TWR INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED TO END AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE DUE TO TFC ON SHORT FINAL BEHIND US. SECOND TURNOFF, FROM END (B2) APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, NO BARRICADES, MARKINGS OR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND -- (CONSTRUCTION ON TXWY WAS BEHIND US AT THAT POINT) AND WAS OPEN TO THE END OF THE B PARALLEL. AFTER TURNING OFF, WE REALIZED WE WERE ON B2 WHICH WAS NOTED CLOSED ON ATIS, BUT AGAIN APPEARED NORMAL AND OPEN AT A QUICK GLANCE TURNING OFF THE ACTIVE. GND CTL ADVISED WE WERE ON A CLOSED TXWY PORTION, BUT THEN CLRED US TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE END AND TO THE GATE. SUGGESTIONS: 1) LCL ATC CTLR WHEN GIVING THE EXPEDITE OFF RWY INSTRUCTION COULD HAVE MENTIONED NOT TO USE THIS TXWY WHICH APPEARED NORMAL AND OPEN. 2) MARKERS OR LIGHTS OF SOME KIND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, BUT WERE NOT ON THIS PORTION OF TXWY. THE ONLY INDICATION OF CLOSURE WAS THE NOTATION ON ATIS.
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.