Reporter advises cargo ramp in hnl has insufficient parking. Aircraft are parking on the taxi line.

Attributes
ACN	661020
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nhl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 7900
ASRS Report	661020
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : hnl.airport

Narrative:

On the cargo ramp; a fourth plane is parked on the taxi line close to the entrance; which makes it a hazard for the airlines going in and out during the night. There are no cones around the plane; it has no lights on; and there are no taxi lines around the aircraft to give direction to maneuver around this airplane. Also; the way this airplane is parked; it blocks a clear view of lima taxiway from the hangar; when exiting the cargo ramp. The reason I was told that this airplane sometimes stays there all night is that there is limited parking spaces elsewhere and that there is not enough personnel to move it back to the cargo area if it is needed. If the taxi line is going to be used as another parking space; it would be safer to have taxi markings that can be followed in and out around it so there is adequate clearance to safely maneuver around this aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ADVISES CARGO RAMP IN HNL HAS INSUFFICIENT PARKING. ACFT ARE PARKING ON THE TAXI LINE.

Narrative: ON THE CARGO RAMP; A FOURTH PLANE IS PARKED ON THE TAXI LINE CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE; WHICH MAKES IT A HAZARD FOR THE AIRLINES GOING IN AND OUT DURING THE NIGHT. THERE ARE NO CONES AROUND THE PLANE; IT HAS NO LIGHTS ON; AND THERE ARE NO TAXI LINES AROUND THE ACFT TO GIVE DIRECTION TO MANEUVER AROUND THIS AIRPLANE. ALSO; THE WAY THIS AIRPLANE IS PARKED; IT BLOCKS A CLR VIEW OF LIMA TXWY FROM THE HANGAR; WHEN EXITING THE CARGO RAMP. THE REASON I WAS TOLD THAT THIS AIRPLANE SOMETIMES STAYS THERE ALL NIGHT IS THAT THERE IS LIMITED PARKING SPACES ELSEWHERE AND THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO MOVE IT BACK TO THE CARGO AREA IF IT IS NEEDED. IF THE TAXI LINE IS GOING TO BE USED AS ANOTHER PARKING SPACE; IT WOULD BE SAFER TO HAVE TAXI MARKINGS THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED IN AND OUT AROUND IT SO THERE IS ADEQUATE CLRNC TO SAFELY MANEUVER AROUND THIS ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.