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A321 captain advises aircraft are routinely parked in the area west of concourse B in clt during low visibility conditions constituting a safety hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17400 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 685352 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : clt.airport |
Narrative:
Taxiing to gate after CAT IIIB autoland on runway 36L at clt. City persists in parking idle aircraft in middle of west ramp between concourse B and edge of ramp; creating collision hazard at night or in low visibility. Have called them and advised my air carrier with no help. Most recently; crj is parked there. They should all be parked at edge of ramp; not in middle; where they must be avoided going to/from gates from runway 18R/36L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 CAPT ADVISES ACFT ARE ROUTINELY PARKED IN THE AREA W OF CONCOURSE B IN CLT DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS CONSTITUTING A SAFETY HAZARD.
Narrative: TAXIING TO GATE AFTER CAT IIIB AUTOLAND ON RWY 36L AT CLT. CITY PERSISTS IN PARKING IDLE ACFT IN MIDDLE OF W RAMP BTWN CONCOURSE B AND EDGE OF RAMP; CREATING COLLISION HAZARD AT NIGHT OR IN LOW VISIBILITY. HAVE CALLED THEM AND ADVISED MY ACR WITH NO HELP. MOST RECENTLY; CRJ IS PARKED THERE. THEY SHOULD ALL BE PARKED AT EDGE OF RAMP; NOT IN MIDDLE; WHERE THEY MUST BE AVOIDED GOING TO/FROM GATES FROM RWY 18R/36L.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.