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An MD10 flight crew inadvertently take a wrong taxiway that might have led to a runway incursion with an aircraft go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 607073 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Very busy night. Lots of traffic landing at seatac. Landed runway 34L, taxied exit taxiway H, held short runway 34R. Next clearance was to cross runway 34R on taxiway H. Got on runway 34R, but taxiway H is a right 140 degree turn or so. Couldn't even see it the way the plane was pointed. Went left on runway 34R to exit at taxiway east. After we were clear of the runway on taxiway east, we heard tower tell someone to go around. At block-in, got message to call tower. Talked to them and told them a heavy widebody transport aircraft couldn't make a 140 degree turn like that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD10 FLT CREW INADVERTENTLY TAKE A WRONG TXWY THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO A RWY INCURSION WITH AN ACFT GAR.
Narrative: VERY BUSY NIGHT. LOTS OF TFC LNDG AT SEATAC. LANDED RWY 34L, TAXIED EXIT TXWY H, HELD SHORT RWY 34R. NEXT CLRNC WAS TO CROSS RWY 34R ON TXWY H. GOT ON RWY 34R, BUT TXWY H IS A R 140 DEG TURN OR SO. COULDN'T EVEN SEE IT THE WAY THE PLANE WAS POINTED. WENT L ON RWY 34R TO EXIT AT TXWY E. AFTER WE WERE CLR OF THE RWY ON TXWY E, WE HEARD TWR TELL SOMEONE TO GO AROUND. AT BLOCK-IN, GOT MESSAGE TO CALL TWR. TALKED TO THEM AND TOLD THEM A HVY WDB ACFT COULDN'T MAKE A 140 DEG TURN LIKE THAT.
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.