B727 reports poor taxi instructions and signage at msp.

Attributes
ACN	438855
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	438855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given clearance to taxi to runway 22 at taxiway M7 via taxiway C and taxiway H, hold short of runway 22 at taxiway H. First it was confusing to taxi south when the threshold was north. Next signage for taxiway H from taxiway C could not be seen until you turned onto taxiway H. May be ok for crews based there but certainly not for us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 RPTS POOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND SIGNAGE AT MSP.

Narrative: GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 22 AT TXWY M7 VIA TXWY C AND TXWY H, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22 AT TXWY H. FIRST IT WAS CONFUSING TO TAXI S WHEN THE THRESHOLD WAS N. NEXT SIGNAGE FOR TXWY H FROM TXWY C COULD NOT BE SEEN UNTIL YOU TURNED ONTO TXWY H. MAY BE OK FOR CREWS BASED THERE BUT CERTAINLY NOT FOR US.

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.