CRJ700 captain encounters 3 inoperative taxiway signs during night taxi at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	568425
Time
Date	200212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	568425
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

We landed on runway 13R at dfw and were cleared to taxi via taxiway a and taxiway B, turn left (northbound) on taxiway H(?), turn right on 'wl' and hold short of runway 18R. I had a difficult time finding 'wl', because its identifying sign was not lit up. Also, the 'wl/runway 18R-36L signs was not operating while holding short of runway 18R. I reported these 2 signs not operating to dfw tower. The controller brushed my report off and seemed to care less. I crossed runway 18R and held short of runway 18L on 'wl.' the sign 'wl/18L-36R' was inoperative, also...(3RD sign not to be working on 'wl' at dfw) I reported this outage to the tower. This is a very unsafe situation at dfw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ700 CAPT ENCOUNTERS 3 INOP TXWY SIGNS DURING NIGHT TAXI AT DFW.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 13R AT DFW AND WERE CLRED TO TAXI VIA TXWY A AND TXWY B, TURN L (NBOUND) ON TXWY H(?), TURN R ON 'WL' AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 18R. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING 'WL', BECAUSE ITS IDENTIFYING SIGN WAS NOT LIT UP. ALSO, THE 'WL/RWY 18R-36L SIGNS WAS NOT OPERATING WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 18R. I RPTED THESE 2 SIGNS NOT OPERATING TO DFW TWR. THE CTLR BRUSHED MY RPT OFF AND SEEMED TO CARE LESS. I CROSSED RWY 18R AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 18L ON 'WL.' THE SIGN 'WL/18L-36R' WAS INOP, ALSO...(3RD SIGN NOT TO BE WORKING ON 'WL' AT DFW) I RPTED THIS OUTAGE TO THE TWR. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SIT AT DFW.

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.