Narrative:

After clearing runway 27R at phl we were told to turn right on taxiway K and hold short taxiway K4. I acknowledged. The captain was new and hadn't been to phl much. I was doing after landing checks and getting ready to call operations when the captain asked if we were at taxiway K4. I said I didn't think so, but was trying to check the airport diagram. It was already too late -- ground called and said we were in the intersection of taxiway K4. He then cleared us to continue on taxiway K for taxiway K3 to the gate. We both agreed we thought the taxi sign light was burned out because the sign was all dark. We don't know if it was for sure or not though. The ground controller said it was no big deal. There was no conflict with another aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE ACR FLC OF A TWIN ENG TURBOJET TAXIED BEYOND THEIR HOLD SHORT POINT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND THE CTLR CLRED THEM TO THEIR GATE.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING RWY 27R AT PHL WE WERE TOLD TO TURN R ON TXWY K AND HOLD SHORT TXWY K4. I ACKNOWLEDGED. THE CAPT WAS NEW AND HADN'T BEEN TO PHL MUCH. I WAS DOING AFTER LNDG CHKS AND GETTING READY TO CALL OPS WHEN THE CAPT ASKED IF WE WERE AT TXWY K4. I SAID I DIDN'T THINK SO, BUT WAS TRYING TO CHK THE ARPT DIAGRAM. IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE -- GND CALLED AND SAID WE WERE IN THE INTXN OF TXWY K4. HE THEN CLRED US TO CONTINUE ON TXWY K FOR TXWY K3 TO THE GATE. WE BOTH AGREED WE THOUGHT THE TAXI SIGN LIGHT WAS BURNED OUT BECAUSE THE SIGN WAS ALL DARK. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FOR SURE OR NOT THOUGH. THE GND CTLR SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

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.