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An air carrier pilot questioned if runway 22 was grooved in order to calculate aircraft performance. The controller stated that runway 22 was not grooved as published on the charts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 710963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lex.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 3 controller time certified in position2 : 8 flight time total : 51 |
| ASRS Report | 710963 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Air carrier X inquired about runway 22 being grooved. Runway 22 is not grooved and it's published on the charts that it is. Air carrier X stated that this information is calculated into aircraft performance.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that runway 4/22 is not grooved and that a NOTAM was issued stating that fact. There is runway improvement work underway now which includes grooving the runway; however; no completion date is given.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PLT QUESTIONED IF RWY 22 WAS GROOVED IN ORDER TO CALCULATE ACFT PERFORMANCE. THE CTLR STATED THAT RWY 22 WAS NOT GROOVED AS PUBLISHED ON THE CHARTS.
Narrative: ACR X INQUIRED ABOUT RWY 22 BEING GROOVED. RWY 22 IS NOT GROOVED AND IT'S PUBLISHED ON THE CHARTS THAT IT IS. ACR X STATED THAT THIS INFO IS CALCULATED INTO ACFT PERFORMANCE.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT RWY 4/22 IS NOT GROOVED AND THAT A NOTAM WAS ISSUED STATING THAT FACT. THERE IS RWY IMPROVEMENT WORK UNDERWAY NOW WHICH INCLUDES GROOVING THE RWY; HOWEVER; NO COMPLETION DATE IS GIVEN.
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.