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Flight crew of an light transport charter jet recommend an additional runway identifier sign on side of taxiway at phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 488400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | signage : phl.airport |
Narrative:
We were told to taxi to runway 27L via taxiway delta and kilo to hold short of runway 35. We were on delta approaching kilo which is an immediate stop on kilo to hold short of runway 35. We held short, but realized that the red runway sign for 35-17 was barely visible from the turn off of delta onto kilo, and was definitely a possible hazard due to not seeing the sign in time. I would suggest putting another red runway sign on the other side of kilo to make this intersection safer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT CHARTER JET RECOMMEND AN ADDITIONAL RWY IDENTIFIER SIGN ON SIDE OF TXWY AT PHL.
Narrative: WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 27L VIA TXWY DELTA AND KILO TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 35. WE WERE ON DELTA APCHING KILO WHICH IS AN IMMEDIATE STOP ON KILO TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 35. WE HELD SHORT, BUT REALIZED THAT THE RED RWY SIGN FOR 35-17 WAS BARELY VISIBLE FROM THE TURN OFF OF DELTA ONTO KILO, AND WAS DEFINITELY A POSSIBLE HAZARD DUE TO NOT SEEING THE SIGN IN TIME. I WOULD SUGGEST PUTTING ANOTHER RED RWY SIGN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF KILO TO MAKE THIS INTXN SAFER.
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.