The flight crew of an air carrier B737 finds that the braking action on a taxiway is considerably worse than the runway as they, apparently, slid into the taxiway lights.

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Attributes
ACN	389967
Time
Date	199801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	389967
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed runway 14 and exit at taxiway K. Encountered area of nil braking action. Drifted right toward taxi lights, may have hit lights with tire. Taxi from good braking area to area in snow where aircraft had been holding for traffic. Conditions were braking nil in small area right at intersection. Should have known area would be slick and taken another taxiway or slowed to a crawl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OF AN ACR B737 FINDS THAT THE BRAKING ACTION ON A TXWY IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN THE RWY AS THEY, APPARENTLY, SLID INTO THE TXWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 14 AND EXIT AT TXWY K. ENCOUNTERED AREA OF NIL BRAKING ACTION. DRIFTED R TOWARD TAXI LIGHTS, MAY HAVE HIT LIGHTS WITH TIRE. TAXI FROM GOOD BRAKING AREA TO AREA IN SNOW WHERE ACFT HAD BEEN HOLDING FOR TFC. CONDITIONS WERE BRAKING NIL IN SMALL AREA RIGHT AT INTXN. SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AREA WOULD BE SLICK AND TAKEN ANOTHER TXWY OR SLOWED TO A CRAWL.

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.