Air carrier medium large transport runway transgression while taxiing out at bur.

Attributes
ACN	184376
Time
Date	199107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	184376
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After push back from the gate and engine start, taxi instructions were received to cross runway 8, taxi to runway 15. I observed a fuel truck parked close abeam to the aircraft at gate ab. This required swinging out of the gate to the left, and took my aircraft very close to runway 15/3 (departure end). I observed that there was no definitive taxi line, only a small white line parallel to the runway and a larger white line marking the southeast border of the runway. I was maneuvering to miss the fuel truck, which caused my left wing to be close to the smaller white line. Ground called and told me to stay clear of runway 33 as an aircraft was taking off. Though I was clear of the runway at all times, I was obviously too close for an aircraft to be cleared for takeoff. I feel this arrangement at burbank is very unsafe. The slightest miscalculation or inattention could have put me on the active takeoff runway in the path of a departing aircraft. Taxi lines need to be painted on the taxiway to ensure aircraft are kept clear of runway 33/15. Takeoff should not be authorized with aircraft maneuvering out of these gates.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG RWY TRANSGRESSION WHILE TAXIING OUT AT BUR.

Narrative: AFTER PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE AND ENG START, TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE RECEIVED TO CROSS RWY 8, TAXI TO RWY 15. I OBSERVED A FUEL TRUCK PARKED CLOSE ABEAM TO THE ACFT AT GATE AB. THIS REQUIRED SWINGING OUT OF THE GATE TO THE L, AND TOOK MY ACFT VERY CLOSE TO RWY 15/3 (DEP END). I OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFINITIVE TAXI LINE, ONLY A SMALL WHITE LINE PARALLEL TO THE RWY AND A LARGER WHITE LINE MARKING THE SE BORDER OF THE RWY. I WAS MANEUVERING TO MISS THE FUEL TRUCK, WHICH CAUSED MY L WING TO BE CLOSE TO THE SMALLER WHITE LINE. GND CALLED AND TOLD ME TO STAY CLR OF RWY 33 AS AN ACFT WAS TAKING OFF. THOUGH I WAS CLR OF THE RWY AT ALL TIMES, I WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO CLOSE FOR AN ACFT TO BE CLRED FOR TKOF. I FEEL THIS ARRANGEMENT AT BURBANK IS VERY UNSAFE. THE SLIGHTEST MISCALCULATION OR INATTENTION COULD HAVE PUT ME ON THE ACTIVE TKOF RWY IN THE PATH OF A DEPARTING ACFT. TAXI LINES NEED TO BE PAINTED ON THE TAXIWAY TO ENSURE ACFT ARE KEPT CLR OF RWY 33/15. TKOF SHOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED WITH ACFT MANEUVERING OUT OF THESE GATES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.