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After a dusk landing; an air carrier flight crew; unfamiliar with sfo; exited runway 28R at tango and were cleared to hold short of runway 28L; a common clearance due to the proximity of the two runways. When neither pilot observed the closely spaced 28L/right hold short lines they continued to taxi beyond the line and only held short when the first officer saw the left runway and alerted the captain. The reporters cited the lack of lighting on the hold short lines; the fact the runway lights for 28L were not illuminated and the lack of depiction of hold short lines on airport charts as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1176615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| 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 |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
We landed [runway] 28R at sfo at the dark side of dusk. Exited onto taxiway T and were instructed to hold short of [runway] 28L. The taxi lights on taxiway T were bright and they reduced clarity of the taxi area and the hold short line was not illuminated. We saw neither side amber stop lights nor yellow sequencing hold lights indicating the location of the hold short line/bar. I was taxing slowly and was very cautious as per the notes on the airport page. There were no taxi edge lights or runway edge lights illuminated either. I did stop but ended up with 2/3 of the aircraft past the hold short line; well clear and short of [runway] 28L. We called tower and informed them of our position.the hold short line lights on taxiway T for [runway] 28R were not illuminated. No lights; sequencing lights; nothing to properly indicate the hold short line/bar location at dusk the taxiway t lights so bright they further reduced visual awareness. The airport page also did not show the location of the hold short line or if it was light.[they need to] illuminate the hold short line properly and put the location of the hold short bar on airport page.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After a dusk landing; an Air Carrier flight crew; unfamiliar with SFO; exited Runway 28R at Tango and were cleared to hold short of Runway 28L; a common clearance due to the proximity of the two runways. When neither pilot observed the closely spaced 28L/R hold short lines they continued to taxi beyond the line and only held short when the First Officer saw the left runway and alerted the Captain. The reporters cited the lack of lighting on the hold short lines; the fact the runway lights for 28L were not illuminated and the lack of depiction of hold short lines on airport charts as contributing factors.
Narrative: We landed [Runway] 28R at SFO at the dark side of dusk. Exited onto Taxiway T and were instructed to hold short of [Runway] 28L. The taxi lights on Taxiway T were bright and they reduced clarity of the taxi area and the hold short line was not illuminated. We saw neither side amber stop lights nor yellow sequencing hold lights indicating the location of the hold short line/bar. I was taxing slowly and was very cautious as per the notes on the airport page. There were no taxi edge lights or runway edge lights illuminated either. I did stop but ended up with 2/3 of the aircraft past the hold short line; well clear and short of [Runway] 28L. We called Tower and informed them of our position.The hold short line lights on Taxiway T for [Runway] 28R were not illuminated. No lights; sequencing lights; nothing to properly indicate the hold short line/bar location at dusk the taxiway t lights so bright they further reduced visual awareness. The airport page also did not show the location of the hold short line or if it was light.[They need to] illuminate the hold short line properly and put the location of the hold short bar on airport page.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.