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During taxi for takeoff at dca, captain of a B737-400 stopped on top of the runway hold short line at dca due to not noticing the faded hold short lines.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 456740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : dca.airport |
Narrative:
Taxiing to runway 19 at dca. Hold short line is barely visible from cockpit. Needs to be repainted. I taxied on top of line (first officer had to tell me) while holding short.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AT DCA, CAPT OF A B737-400 STOPPED ON TOP OF THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AT DCA DUE TO NOT NOTICING THE FADED HOLD SHORT LINES.
Narrative: TAXIING TO RWY 19 AT DCA. HOLD SHORT LINE IS BARELY VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT. NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED. I TAXIED ON TOP OF LINE (FO HAD TO TELL ME) WHILE HOLDING SHORT.
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.