Hold lines hard to see.

Attributes
ACN	104283
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 103 flight time total : 10224 flight time type : 7700
ASRS Report	104283
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Landed on runway 05. Turned off the runway and called ground for taxi clearance to the east ramp. Was told to taxi as requested, but to hold short of 36, which I did. The problem is seeing the hold line for runway 36 at mid-field. This is a heavily used taxi route and the hold line is too dirty and faded. When looking into the sun or at night, it is not possible to see the line. We need to get and keep the hold lines in much better condition at many of the airports in the southeast. There should also be greater use of the green on white runway identing signs at hold lines next to runway xings. These are a great help when looking into the sun or at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOLD LINES HARD TO SEE.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 05. TURNED OFF THE RWY AND CALLED GND FOR TAXI CLRNC TO THE E RAMP. WAS TOLD TO TAXI AS REQUESTED, BUT TO HOLD SHORT OF 36, WHICH I DID. THE PROB IS SEEING THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 36 AT MID-FIELD. THIS IS A HEAVILY USED TAXI ROUTE AND THE HOLD LINE IS TOO DIRTY AND FADED. WHEN LOOKING INTO THE SUN OR AT NIGHT, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE THE LINE. WE NEED TO GET AND KEEP THE HOLD LINES IN MUCH BETTER CONDITION AT MANY OF THE ARPTS IN THE SE. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE GREATER USE OF THE GREEN ON WHITE RWY IDENTING SIGNS AT HOLD LINES NEXT TO RWY XINGS. THESE ARE A GREAT HELP WHEN LOOKING INTO THE SUN OR AT NIGHT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.