Narrative:

After push from gate, ramp control instructed us to proceed to spot X and contact ground control. Our gates have been moved to a different location at cleveland. This was our first operation off of this gate. We checked the 10-9A page for the location of spot X. It shows spot X on taxiway J north of taxiway a. As we proceeded out to taxiway J where we thought the spot was, I noticed ground paint indicating spot X was right next to the terminal inside the hold lines. The captain turned the aircraft toward the spot X and had me immediately call ground. Ground control responded that we needed to contact them before we taxied on taxiway J. Also, if we have a question of the location, we should have ramp control direct us to the spot. I think that since this was an unfamiliar operation, it led to some confusion. But more so, the chart of the taxi spot X at cleveland is misleading and the primary cause of us proceeding on taxiway J. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter acknowledged that their unfamiliarity with a new gate location was a factor in late hold spot identify. Reporter alleges that hold spot X is closer to the intersection of txwys a and J than the commercial chart depicts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH SPOT Z TAXI CLRNC BY CLE GND CTLR RESULTS IN A TXWY J INCURSION.

Narrative: AFTER PUSH FROM GATE, RAMP CTL INSTRUCTED US TO PROCEED TO SPOT X AND CONTACT GND CTL. OUR GATES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AT CLEVELAND. THIS WAS OUR FIRST OP OFF OF THIS GATE. WE CHKED THE 10-9A PAGE FOR THE LOCATION OF SPOT X. IT SHOWS SPOT X ON TXWY J N OF TXWY A. AS WE PROCEEDED OUT TO TXWY J WHERE WE THOUGHT THE SPOT WAS, I NOTICED GND PAINT INDICATING SPOT X WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE TERMINAL INSIDE THE HOLD LINES. THE CAPT TURNED THE ACFT TOWARD THE SPOT X AND HAD ME IMMEDIATELY CALL GND. GND CTL RESPONDED THAT WE NEEDED TO CONTACT THEM BEFORE WE TAXIED ON TXWY J. ALSO, IF WE HAVE A QUESTION OF THE LOCATION, WE SHOULD HAVE RAMP CTL DIRECT US TO THE SPOT. I THINK THAT SINCE THIS WAS AN UNFAMILIAR OP, IT LED TO SOME CONFUSION. BUT MORE SO, THE CHART OF THE TAXI SPOT X AT CLEVELAND IS MISLEADING AND THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF US PROCEEDING ON TXWY J. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEIR UNFAMILIARITY WITH A NEW GATE LOCATION WAS A FACTOR IN LATE HOLD SPOT IDENT. RPTR ALLEGES THAT HOLD SPOT X IS CLOSER TO THE INTXN OF TXWYS A AND J THAN THE COMMERCIAL CHART DEPICTS.

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.