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B737 captain turned toward dtw taxiway K early; cutting across the ramp; when clearance was taxiway east to taxiway K.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 833486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 216 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Excursion Taxiway Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Taxi instructions were to taxi to a spot that is located on 'east.' 'east' and 'K' are taxi lines next to each other on the ramp. They join together on the south end of the ramp. You have a tendency to head for that point which takes you off the taxi lines because it is a wide ramp without much traffic. Shortest distance between two points is a straight line. You also want to move towards 'K' to give more clearance to the parked airplanes. Ground control says every company plane does it and they are getting tired of telling them to move over and stay on 'east.' the airport detail page should emphasize to stay on 'east' and not angle over to 'K' where you would exit the ramp on the south end. Highlight it on the company detail page; but in the meantime have operations agents have something for us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain turned toward DTW Taxiway K early; cutting across the ramp; when clearance was Taxiway E to Taxiway K.
Narrative: Taxi instructions were to taxi to a spot that is located on 'E.' 'E' and 'K' are taxi lines next to each other on the ramp. They join together on the south end of the ramp. You have a tendency to head for that point which takes you off the taxi lines because it is a wide ramp without much traffic. Shortest distance between two points is a straight line. You also want to move towards 'K' to give more clearance to the parked airplanes. Ground Control says every company plane does it and they are getting tired of telling them to move over and stay on 'E.' The airport detail page should emphasize to stay on 'E' and not angle over to 'K' where you would exit the ramp on the south end. Highlight it on the company detail page; but in the meantime have Operations Agents have something for us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.