Narrative:

Pushed back from gate, given 'taxi to runway 7 via txwys J and a.' as I started the taxi, I couldn't make out taxiway J. Visibility was advertised 6 SM on ATIS, I asked ground and they replied current visibility 1/4 SM. Turned on a taxiway I thought was taxiway J via the airport diagram (it wasn't labeled) and it turned out to be taxiway H. I stopped and we asked ground if we could use taxiway H (approved). At the intersection of txwys H and a, I turned right instead of left. Visibility was below minimums so we needed a takeoff alternate. We called dispatch and received mco. Upon reaching runway 25, switched to tower, and I did a runway check. Noticed directional gyroscope and runway sign and realized we taxied to the wrong runway. Notified ATC and were approved for takeoff on runway 25. I believe 3 factors (at least) were contributing: 1) this was a continuous duty overnight -- arrived at XA45 previous night and had an XH20 departure (4 1/2 hours sleep!) 'fatigue.' 2) 'visibility' made taxi difficult to see signage -- 1/4 SM (ground controller could not see us taxi wrong way). 3) 'preoccupation' with the WX and getting a takeoff alternate. This was the 3RD continuous duty overnight in a row, I was very fatigued and it affected my awareness, judgement and I didn't notice errors I was making.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B717-200 CREW ENTERED THE WRONG TXWY AND WENT TO THE WRONG RWY BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY RESTRS AND EXTREME CREW FATIGUE CAUSED BY REPEATED CREW 'STAND UP OVERNIGHTS.'

Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE, GIVEN 'TAXI TO RWY 7 VIA TXWYS J AND A.' AS I STARTED THE TAXI, I COULDN'T MAKE OUT TXWY J. VISIBILITY WAS ADVERTISED 6 SM ON ATIS, I ASKED GND AND THEY REPLIED CURRENT VISIBILITY 1/4 SM. TURNED ON A TXWY I THOUGHT WAS TXWY J VIA THE ARPT DIAGRAM (IT WASN'T LABELED) AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE TXWY H. I STOPPED AND WE ASKED GND IF WE COULD USE TXWY H (APPROVED). AT THE INTXN OF TXWYS H AND A, I TURNED R INSTEAD OF L. VISIBILITY WAS BELOW MINIMUMS SO WE NEEDED A TKOF ALTERNATE. WE CALLED DISPATCH AND RECEIVED MCO. UPON REACHING RWY 25, SWITCHED TO TWR, AND I DID A RWY CHK. NOTICED DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE AND RWY SIGN AND REALIZED WE TAXIED TO THE WRONG RWY. NOTIFIED ATC AND WERE APPROVED FOR TKOF ON RWY 25. I BELIEVE 3 FACTORS (AT LEAST) WERE CONTRIBUTING: 1) THIS WAS A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT -- ARRIVED AT XA45 PREVIOUS NIGHT AND HAD AN XH20 DEP (4 1/2 HRS SLEEP!) 'FATIGUE.' 2) 'VISIBILITY' MADE TAXI DIFFICULT TO SEE SIGNAGE -- 1/4 SM (GND CTLR COULD NOT SEE US TAXI WRONG WAY). 3) 'PREOCCUPATION' WITH THE WX AND GETTING A TKOF ALTERNATE. THIS WAS THE 3RD CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT IN A ROW, I WAS VERY FATIGUED AND IT AFFECTED MY AWARENESS, JUDGEMENT AND I DIDN'T NOTICE ERRORS I WAS MAKING.

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.