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An sfo ground controller directed a crew to taxi on taxiway a to taxiway Q; but the airport diagrams allegedly do not indicate a taxiway a and taxiway Q intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 926028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 165 Flight Crew Total 15150 Flight Crew Type 6345 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
We called for taxi from pushback position from a gate adjacent to taxiway a near taxiway B3 in sfo. The ground controller said to taxi to 10R at Q; via Q B; traffic holding short for us to taxi. There is no way to taxi directly to Q from a; you would have to use B1; Q1; or K. We used K and taxied onto B; just in front of the rj that was holding short of K. The controller said 'I told you to use Q; for the next time; use Q.' we didn't want to argue; so we just said 'roger; thanks.' I think sfo 10-9 needs some updating. The taxiways on the chart and the signs don't match; and since we rarely use this configuration; it's unfamiliar to controllers and pilots alike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An SFO Ground Controller directed a crew to taxi on Taxiway A to Taxiway Q; but the airport diagrams allegedly do not indicate a Taxiway A and Taxiway Q Intersection.
Narrative: We called for taxi from pushback position from a gate adjacent to Taxiway A near Taxiway B3 in SFO. The Ground Controller said to taxi to 10R at Q; via Q B; traffic holding short for us to taxi. There is no way to taxi directly to Q from A; you would have to use B1; Q1; or K. We used K and taxied onto B; just in front of the RJ that was holding short of K. The Controller said 'I told you to use Q; for the next time; use Q.' We didn't want to argue; so we just said 'roger; thanks.' I think SFO 10-9 needs some updating. The taxiways on the chart and the signs don't match; and since we rarely use this configuration; it's unfamiliar to controllers and pilots alike.
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.