Narrative:

Taxied for departure runway 28 at yul (montreal) via taxiway A4 and taxiway a. The tower queried us as to whether we had crossed the hold short line. I told him I'd check with the captain as to whether or not he had seen a hold short line for runway 28. We were well clear of the approach end of runway 28 and the taxiway had some snow and ice on it from a recent storm. The controller stated that if we could not see it (the hold short line) then we must have crossed the hold short line. Later he cleared us for takeoff on runway 28. Other contributing factors: haven't flown into yul much. I (the first officer) was running checklists. New snow.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC DISPUTES XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT YUL.

Narrative: TAXIED FOR DEP RWY 28 AT YUL (MONTREAL) VIA TXWY A4 AND TXWY A. THE TWR QUERIED US AS TO WHETHER WE HAD CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I TOLD HIM I'D CHK WITH THE CAPT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE HAD SEEN A HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 28. WE WERE WELL CLR OF THE APCH END OF RWY 28 AND THE TXWY HAD SOME SNOW AND ICE ON IT FROM A RECENT STORM. THE CTLR STATED THAT IF WE COULD NOT SEE IT (THE HOLD SHORT LINE) THEN WE MUST HAVE CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE. LATER HE CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 28. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HAVEN'T FLOWN INTO YUL MUCH. I (THE FO) WAS RUNNING CHKLISTS. NEW SNOW.

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.