ANC almost again

[wes_wall]

Is this another good example of CRM among Eastern carriers?. .. .A Nippon Cargo Airlines plane preparing for takeoff from Anchorage last weekend rolled onto a taxiway instead of a runway, but air traffic controllers quickly caught the mistake and steered the craft back on the correct path, federal officials said Friday. . .. .The 747 bound for Amsterdam with a three-man Japanese crew on board turned around and taxied to the runway without further incident last Saturday around 2:40 p.m., according to Nippon's Anchorage operations manager, Toshiaki Kuramochi.. .. .<a href="http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/780663p-832279c.html" target="_blank">http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/780663p-832279c.html</a>

[PaperTiger]

Did you actually read the article before deciding on your choice of topic title ?. .Utter non-event. And the FAA thought so too.

[GlueBall]

The article didn't mention surface conditions. I have encountered snow covered taxiways with taxiway lights plowed over! Most Jeppesen airport diagrams, depicted in black and white and in shades of grey have ambiquously positioned taxiway identifiers. Identifiers are positioned beside the taxiways and intersections instead of directly over them. This can cause confusion, especially when parallel taxiways and intersections are involved. With all the high tech printing techniques available today, Jeppesen is very slow to improve its product line. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

[amused]

I thought NCA ANC AMS flights were operated by expat crews anyway!

[Spiraldiver]

Wes_wall:. .. .I didn't get the email about the witch-hunt. Please keep me in the loop in the future. . .. .No, I'd say it's not a CRM issue. It's a mistake (we all make them). Let those who have never, ever, lost their way at an airport cast the first stone.... .. .Look up inductive vs. deductive reasoning, and get back to us.. .. .Fly safe.