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A local controller at crw advised taxiway signs on a are painted the wrong color.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CRW.Airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
Narrative:
The taxiway signs on the edges of taxiway a are incorrect. From the terminal apron to the taxiway the signs are located on the other side of the taxiway. A sign in that position should be marked with a black background indicating that the taxiway is before the sign. Instead these taxiway signs are marked with a yellow background giving pilots the idea that the taxiway is coming up. The next area to 'come up' is runway 23. I believe these signs being incorrectly marked may lead to excessive runway incursions. The signs need to be replaced with new ones that have a black background. There are two signs that I am aware of that fall under this problem. The signs need to be replaced with new signs that have a black background.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Local Controller at CRW advised taxiway signs on A are painted the wrong color.
Narrative: The taxiway signs on the edges of Taxiway A are incorrect. From the terminal apron to the taxiway the signs are located on the other side of the taxiway. A sign in that position should be marked with a black background indicating that the taxiway is before the sign. Instead these taxiway signs are marked with a yellow background giving pilots the idea that the taxiway is coming up. The next area to 'come up' is Runway 23. I believe these signs being incorrectly marked may lead to excessive runway incursions. The signs need to be replaced with new ones that have a black background. There are two signs that I am aware of that fall under this problem. The signs need to be replaced with new signs that have a black background.
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.