TWR LCL CTLR REQUIRED TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC OF A DH8C WHEN OBSERVING AN ARPT VEHICLE DRIVE ONTO THE RWY. VEHICLE EARLIER ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTION TO REMAIN OFF THE RWY FOR DEPARTING ACFT.
Synopsis
TWR LCL CTLR REQUIRED TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC OF A DH8C WHEN OBSERVING AN ARPT VEHICLE DRIVE ONTO THE RWY. VEHICLE EARLIER ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTION TO REMAIN OFF THE RWY FOR DEPARTING ACFT.
Narrative
ATR42 ON ROLLOUT RWY 8 RPTED IGUANA ON/NEAR RWY 8. CHANGED LNDG SEQUENCE TO RWY 10 FOR 3 ACFT ON FINAL APCH. IGUANA WAS RPTED S OF INTXN 'R' AND VISUAL SCANNING SHOWED RWY 8 CLR. B737 (Z) CLRED FOR TKOF; PORT AUTH VEHICLE (Y) OBSERVED PROCEEDING INSIDE INTXN 'R' HOLD SHORT LINE; WHILE ACFT ON TKOF ROLL. GND CTL VERIFIED VEHICLE UNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN CLR OF RWY 8. ACFT (X) DH8C CLRED FOR TKOF. PORT AUTH VEHICLE OBSERVED TO ENTER RWY 8 AT INTXN 'W.' CANCELED TKOF CLRNC FOR DH8C. THE REAL CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE DEV WAS THE LANGUAGE BARRIER; AND REQUIRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR ARPT PERSONNEL MIGHT HELP IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 429825: VEHICLE WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT (READ BACK CORRECT); THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS HOLD SHORT LINES. WHEN QUESTIONED; DID NOT ANSWER BUT EXITED THE RWY AND RPTED CLR. A DASH 8 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. VEHICLE OBSERVED ENTERING THE RWY AGAIN; DASH 8 CLRNC CANCELED. UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS AN ONGOING PROB. THE VEHICLE ASKED TO PROCEED EBOUND THEN DROVE BACK ON THE RWY.
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