Dc-9 crew had runway incursion on taxiway west and runway 9R-27L at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	503205
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 360
ASRS Report	503205
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	lighting : dtw.airport markings : dtw.airport signage : dtw.airport

Narrative:

After landing, cleared to taxi via t-y. Due to poor taxiway lighting and inoperative taxiway lights crossed runway 9R/27L on taxiway west. Runway was inactive. Called ground for clearance back to taxi route. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the landing was on runway 21L. Aircraft exited runway on the high speed turnoff W2. Was then on taxiway west down to taxiway T. The landing was at night and in that area there is construction in progress. Many taxiway lights in the area are not working. The reporter thinks the runway sign lighting may have also been out. The reporter has no other complaint with the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC-9 CREW HAD RWY INCURSION ON TXWY W AND RWY 9R-27L AT DTW.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, CLRED TO TAXI VIA T-Y. DUE TO POOR TXWY LIGHTING AND INOP TXWY LIGHTS CROSSED RWY 9R/27L ON TXWY W. RWY WAS INACTIVE. CALLED GND FOR CLRNC BACK TO TAXI RTE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE LNDG WAS ON RWY 21L. ACFT EXITED RWY ON THE HIGH SPEED TURNOFF W2. WAS THEN ON TXWY W DOWN TO TXWY T. THE LNDG WAS AT NIGHT AND IN THAT AREA THERE IS CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS. MANY TXWY LIGHTS IN THE AREA ARE NOT WORKING. THE RPTR THINKS THE RWY SIGN LIGHTING MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT. THE RPTR HAS NO OTHER COMPLAINT WITH THE ARPT.

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.