Possible runway incursion due to position of hold lines not allowing aircraft to clear runway.

Attributes
ACN	226327
Time
Date	199211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	226327
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

My position on flight was first officer. Flight was cle to bos, last leg of 13:33 scheduled duty day. I cannot remember exact clearance from ground but believe we were cleared to runway 23R to hold short of 28 on 23L. Construction was in progress and runway and taxi markings are not visible. It was raining at the time with 1 1/2 mi visibility. While I was getting weights from the ACARS, the tower controller had an aircraft on final go around. I asked if there was a problem and he said to cross 23R and hold at runway 28. Captain and I were not clear as to what he wanted and I asked 3 more times. Finally he said to hold on 28 then cleared us for takeoff. I asked if there was a problem. He said not now, just takeoff. Captain called after flight and was told there was no problem. I think both captain and controller may have made mistakes. Controller was not clear. Airport is unsafe with 3 runways intersecting. Poor lighting and markings. Captain was in rush to get home and also has wife in hospital, may have a lot on his mind. Also, we were on a 13:33 hour scheduled duty day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION DUE TO POS OF HOLD LINES NOT ALLOWING ACFT TO CLR RWY.

Narrative: MY POS ON FLT WAS FO. FLT WAS CLE TO BOS, LAST LEG OF 13:33 SCHEDULED DUTY DAY. I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACT CLRNC FROM GND BUT BELIEVE WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 23R TO HOLD SHORT OF 28 ON 23L. CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS AND RWY AND TAXI MARKINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME WITH 1 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. WHILE I WAS GETTING WTS FROM THE ACARS, THE TWR CTLR HAD AN ACFT ON FINAL GAR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HE SAID TO CROSS 23R AND HOLD AT RWY 28. CAPT AND I WERE NOT CLR AS TO WHAT HE WANTED AND I ASKED 3 MORE TIMES. FINALLY HE SAID TO HOLD ON 28 THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HE SAID NOT NOW, JUST TKOF. CAPT CALLED AFTER FLT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I THINK BOTH CAPT AND CTLR MAY HAVE MADE MISTAKES. CTLR WAS NOT CLR. ARPT IS UNSAFE WITH 3 RWYS INTERSECTING. POOR LIGHTING AND MARKINGS. CAPT WAS IN RUSH TO GET HOME AND ALSO HAS WIFE IN HOSPITAL, MAY HAVE A LOT ON HIS MIND. ALSO, WE WERE ON A 13:33 HR SCHEDULED DUTY DAY.

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.