Narrative:

Landed runway 8. Stopped past gate located at main terminal. Taxied south of runway 8 headed west to make a 120 degree left turn into gate. To avoid equipment that looks very close on the left by the terminal, made a small right turn just prior to the left turn. At the gate ground control asked me to call them. They said that for further reference I should know that any turn to the north of the taxi line painted on the ramp can cause the aircraft wing to encroach upon the runway. This information is not noted in any company or NOTAM information I have seen. Not on the airport diagram either. This should be at least in these locations as well as ATIS, and taxi instruction by the tower/ground controllers. Better would be not to use runway 8, ie, for takeoff or landing until the tower operator observes the inbound aircraft pointed into the gate and clear of the runway. Callback conversation with tower specialist revealed the following information: in conversation with a bur tower specialist it was revealed, as aircraft clear runway 8, crews are expected to remain on the 'taxiway centerline' (taxi lane) or run the risk of infringing on the runway safety area. Crews who deviate north of the taxi lane are informed by ATC, as a future reference reminder, of the runway encroachment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SUPPLEMENTAL CARRIER CREW, WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT BUR, STRAYED OFF THE TAXI LINE CAUSING RWY ENCROACHMENT.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 8. STOPPED PAST GATE LOCATED AT MAIN TERMINAL. TAXIED S OF RWY 8 HEADED W TO MAKE A 120 DEG L TURN INTO GATE. TO AVOID EQUIP THAT LOOKS VERY CLOSE ON THE L BY THE TERMINAL, MADE A SMALL R TURN JUST PRIOR TO THE L TURN. AT THE GATE GND CTL ASKED ME TO CALL THEM. THEY SAID THAT FOR FURTHER REF I SHOULD KNOW THAT ANY TURN TO THE N OF THE TAXI LINE PAINTED ON THE RAMP CAN CAUSE THE ACFT WING TO ENCROACH UPON THE RWY. THIS INFO IS NOT NOTED IN ANY COMPANY OR NOTAM INFO I HAVE SEEN. NOT ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM EITHER. THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST IN THESE LOCATIONS AS WELL AS ATIS, AND TAXI INSTRUCTION BY THE TWR/GND CTLRS. BETTER WOULD BE NOT TO USE RWY 8, IE, FOR TKOF OR LNDG UNTIL THE TWR OPERATOR OBSERVES THE INBOUND ACFT POINTED INTO THE GATE AND CLR OF THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH TWR SPECIALIST REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: IN CONVERSATION WITH A BUR TWR SPECIALIST IT WAS REVEALED, AS ACFT CLR RWY 8, CREWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE 'TXWY CTRLINE' (TAXI LANE) OR RUN THE RISK OF INFRINGING ON THE RWY SAFETY AREA. CREWS WHO DEVIATE N OF THE TAXI LANE ARE INFORMED BY ATC, AS A FUTURE REF REMINDER, OF THE RWY ENCROACHMENT.

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.