Narrative:

Aircraft requested to cross active runway (18L) and taxi via taxiway east on the east side of runway. The aircraft was given instruction to cross runway 18L at taxiway F (as requested). The aircraft continued taxi across the runway at a diagonal to the northeast. Believing that taxiway F continued at a diagonal on the east side of the runway the pilot taxied at a normal speed. Upon reaching the east side of runway the pilot noticed that taxiway F no longer existed on the east side of runway 18L (because it was removed during taxiway construction in aug/sept 07). He made a hard left turn to remain on the runway then taxied approximately 200-300 ft on the runway to taxiway C then exited the runway. I asked the pilot if his chart showed taxiway F crossing the runway all the way across the runway then intercepting taxiway east on the east side of runway 18L. He replied; 'yes; our map showed foxtrot crossing at a diagonal all the way across.' I told him that the east side of F had been removed months before and that a new chart should already show that. I asked what date his chart showed he replied; 'dec 07.' when asked about this; the airport operations personnel said that they hope that the issue should be resolved by apr 08. Had this happened during poor visibility or during slick runway/taxiway conditions; the aircraft may have ended up in the grass just off the active runway. This condition will cause a potential hazard for possibly another 5 months.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 CROSSING TUL RWY 18L/36R AT TXWY F WAS NOT TOLD OF NOR DID THE ARPT CHART SHOW THE TXWY REMOVAL E OF THE RWY. ACFT NEARLY TAXIED ONTO GRASS.

Narrative: ACFT REQUESTED TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY (18L) AND TAXI VIA TXWY E ON THE E SIDE OF RWY. THE ACFT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO CROSS RWY 18L AT TXWY F (AS REQUESTED). THE ACFT CONTINUED TAXI ACROSS THE RWY AT A DIAGONAL TO THE NE. BELIEVING THAT TXWY F CONTINUED AT A DIAGONAL ON THE E SIDE OF THE RWY THE PLT TAXIED AT A NORMAL SPD. UPON REACHING THE E SIDE OF RWY THE PLT NOTICED THAT TXWY F NO LONGER EXISTED ON THE E SIDE OF RWY 18L (BECAUSE IT WAS REMOVED DURING TXWY CONSTRUCTION IN AUG/SEPT 07). HE MADE A HARD L TURN TO REMAIN ON THE RWY THEN TAXIED APPROX 200-300 FT ON THE RWY TO TXWY C THEN EXITED THE RWY. I ASKED THE PLT IF HIS CHART SHOWED TXWY F CROSSING THE RWY ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE RWY THEN INTERCEPTING TXWY E ON THE E SIDE OF RWY 18L. HE REPLIED; 'YES; OUR MAP SHOWED FOXTROT CROSSING AT A DIAGONAL ALL THE WAY ACROSS.' I TOLD HIM THAT THE E SIDE OF F HAD BEEN REMOVED MONTHS BEFORE AND THAT A NEW CHART SHOULD ALREADY SHOW THAT. I ASKED WHAT DATE HIS CHART SHOWED HE REPLIED; 'DEC 07.' WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS; THE ARPT OPS PERSONNEL SAID THAT THEY HOPE THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY APR 08. HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING POOR VISIBILITY OR DURING SLICK RWY/TXWY CONDITIONS; THE ACFT MAY HAVE ENDED UP IN THE GRASS JUST OFF THE ACTIVE RWY. THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR POSSIBLY ANOTHER 5 MONTHS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.