Narrative:

Nassau bahamas (mynn) runway incursion during taxi from terminal to the active runway. Taxi instructions read: taxi to runway 32 via taxiway H and B, hold short of runway 32 on taxiway B. While moving on taxiway H, I passed taxiway B and the aircraft came to a stop beyond the hold short line for runway 27.the hold short line for runway 27 was hard to identify. It appeared washed out and very bleached. There was no conflicting traffic! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter admits his errors passing the assigned taxiway 'B' and the crossing of the hold line for runway 27. He offered several mitigating events that lead up to the incursion. The initial taxi clearance from ground control was for runway 14 with subsequent taxi instructions that could only apply to runway 32. The crew had to confirm this. In addition, the controller had a heavy 'local' accent. After getting things sorted out, the first officer asked the captain about the runway length remaining for an intersection takeoff at runway 32. The PIC did not advise the first officer to check the documents, instead he looked it up and in doing so passed taxiway bravo. Shortly after that he noted the faded hold line for runway 27 passing by. The crew had briefed the taxi although they were very familiar with the airport. Crew was 'off balance' due to the non standard phraseology used by this controller. The bottom line is that the captain was concerned about the condition of the hold line and believes that something should be done about it. The salty air has done a very good job bleaching it out. Reporter had not informed his company nor the FAA about this runway 27 hold line problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION OCCURS WHEN AN ACFT TAXIES ACROSS THE FADED HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 27 AFTER MISSING HIS ASSIGNED TXWY BRAVO HOLD FOR RWY 32 AT MYNN, FO.

Narrative: NASSAU BAHAMAS (MYNN) RWY INCURSION DURING TAXI FROM TERMINAL TO THE ACTIVE RWY. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS READ: TAXI TO RWY 32 VIA TXWY H AND B, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 32 ON TXWY B. WHILE MOVING ON TXWY H, I PASSED TXWY B AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 27.THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 27 WAS HARD TO IDENTIFY. IT APPEARED WASHED OUT AND VERY BLEACHED. THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADMITS HIS ERRORS PASSING THE ASSIGNED TXWY 'B' AND THE CROSSING OF THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 27. HE OFFERED SEVERAL MITIGATING EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE INCURSION. THE INITIAL TAXI CLRNC FROM GND CTL WAS FOR RWY 14 WITH SUBSEQUENT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THAT COULD ONLY APPLY TO RWY 32. THE CREW HAD TO CONFIRM THIS. IN ADDITION, THE CTLR HAD A HEAVY 'LOCAL' ACCENT. AFTER GETTING THINGS SORTED OUT, THE FO ASKED THE CAPT ABOUT THE RWY LENGTH REMAINING FOR AN INTXN TKOF AT RWY 32. THE PIC DID NOT ADVISE THE FO TO CHECK THE DOCUMENTS, INSTEAD HE LOOKED IT UP AND IN DOING SO PASSED TXWY BRAVO. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HE NOTED THE FADED HOLD LINE FOR RWY 27 PASSING BY. THE CREW HAD BRIEFED THE TAXI ALTHOUGH THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. CREW WAS 'OFF BALANCE' DUE TO THE NON STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY USED BY THIS CTLR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE CAPT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE HOLD LINE AND BELIEVES THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE SALTY AIR HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB BLEACHING IT OUT. RPTR HAD NOT INFORMED HIS COMPANY NOR THE FAA ABOUT THIS RWY 27 HOLD LINE PROB.

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.