Taxi routing confusion at yyz, on.

Attributes
ACN	503132
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyz.airport
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : yyz.tower
Airport	signage : yyz.airport

Narrative:

Departing toronto on runway 23 local authorities want to get the word out that the use of taxiway Q is not automatic when cleared for takeoff. The primary taxiway H joins the runway short of full length. When cleared for takeoff, you are faced with using what appears to be an intersection short of full length or using Q which goes to the end a short taxi further. Upon entering Q on 3/xx/01 tower said something along the line of, 'oh I see you have turned onto Q. We like to be notified prior the use of Q,' and then he cleared us for takeoff again. The captain had a short talk with him as we departed and was advised it was a continuing local problem which they track and asked if we could help get the word out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI ROUTING CONFUSION AT YYZ, ON.

Narrative: DEPARTING TORONTO ON RWY 23 LOCAL AUTHORITIES WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THE USE OF TXWY Q IS NOT AUTOMATIC WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF. THE PRIMARY TXWY H JOINS THE RWY SHORT OF FULL LENGTH. WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF, YOU ARE FACED WITH USING WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INTXN SHORT OF FULL LENGTH OR USING Q WHICH GOES TO THE END A SHORT TAXI FURTHER. UPON ENTERING Q ON 3/XX/01 TWR SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINE OF, 'OH I SEE YOU HAVE TURNED ONTO Q. WE LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED PRIOR THE USE OF Q,' AND THEN HE CLRED US FOR TKOF AGAIN. THE CAPT HAD A SHORT TALK WITH HIM AS WE DEPARTED AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS A CONTINUING LOCAL PROB WHICH THEY TRACK AND ASKED IF WE COULD HELP GET THE WORD OUT.

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.