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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lex.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 709442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : lex.airport procedure or policy : lex.airport signage : lex.airport |
| Chart | airport : lex.airport |
Narrative:
The published FAA charts show lex having taxiway A7 to enter the runway for a runway 22 departure at lex. 'A7' does not exist. The airport has a taxiway labeled as 'a' to get to runway 22 at lex. Lex NOTAM L0808 states: 'taxiway a closed north of runway 8/26.' the charts and the signage at lex do not match and the NOTAM adds confusion because the taxiway labeled as 'a' is open but is north of runway 8/26. 9 aircraft questioned the taxi routing or went to the wrong intersection for departure. It's a problem the airport will not look at due to recent events at lex.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LEX CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING TXWY CHARTING; ARPT SIGNAGE AND NOTAM INFO THAT DOES NOT MATCH.
Narrative: THE PUBLISHED FAA CHARTS SHOW LEX HAVING TXWY A7 TO ENTER THE RWY FOR A RWY 22 DEP AT LEX. 'A7' DOES NOT EXIST. THE ARPT HAS A TXWY LABELED AS 'A' TO GET TO RWY 22 AT LEX. LEX NOTAM L0808 STATES: 'TXWY A CLOSED N OF RWY 8/26.' THE CHARTS AND THE SIGNAGE AT LEX DO NOT MATCH AND THE NOTAM ADDS CONFUSION BECAUSE THE TXWY LABELED AS 'A' IS OPEN BUT IS N OF RWY 8/26. 9 ACFT QUESTIONED THE TAXI ROUTING OR WENT TO THE WRONG INTXN FOR DEP. IT'S A PROB THE ARPT WILL NOT LOOK AT DUE TO RECENT EVENTS AT LEX.
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.