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A lear jet flight crew at mmu reports a grooved taxiway that is potentially damaging to the aircraft tires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmu.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmu.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 205 |
| ASRS Report | 454606 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
This report is in reference to a taxiway at morristown municipal airport in morristown, nj. There is a taxiway that is detrimental to the safety of aircraft during taxiing. Taxiway a has grooves that are approximately 6 in wide and 3 in deep that run the entire width of the taxiway. The grooves are staggered and approximately 50 ft apart between taxiway B and the runup area for runway 5. These grooves are very rough on the airplane and can possibly damage aircraft tires.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEAR JET FLC AT MMU RPTS A GROOVED TXWY THAT IS POTENTIALLY DAMAGING TO THE ACFT TIRES.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS IN REFERENCE TO A TXWY AT MORRISTOWN MUNICIPAL ARPT IN MORRISTOWN, NJ. THERE IS A TXWY THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF ACFT DURING TAXIING. TXWY A HAS GROOVES THAT ARE APPROX 6 IN WIDE AND 3 IN DEEP THAT RUN THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TXWY. THE GROOVES ARE STAGGERED AND APPROX 50 FT APART BETWEEN TXWY B AND THE RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 5. THESE GROOVES ARE VERY ROUGH ON THE AIRPLANE AND CAN POSSIBLY DAMAGE ACFT TIRES.
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.