Saab 340 flight crew taxies on a weight limited taxiway at fat.

Attributes
ACN	715053
Time
Date	200610
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
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 : atp
ASRS Report	715053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure 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	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Exited runway 29R at the intxns of txwys B4; B5; and B6. Tower instructed us 'taxiway of your choice cross runway 29L contact ground.' taxiway B5 was a direct route to the gate so I chose taxiway B5 to the gate. Fat has had a lot of construction for some time and exited toward the end of runway 29R dodging miscellaneous construction. I advised the first officer that one of these txwys is weight limited and we should confirm before proceeding. It was confirmed by the airport diagram that taxiway B11 is limited to 60000 pounds and would not be a factor for us in the SF3 now or in the future. Crossing runway 29L ground advised 'that taxiway is not stressed for that aircraft.' we checked the airport diagram chart; and there is no mention of weight limits for taxiway B5. ATC said they know it is in the AFD.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340 FLT CREW TAXIES ON A WT LIMITED TXWY AT FAT.

Narrative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

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.