Failed to hold at runway hold line account glare from sun.

Attributes
ACN	101307
Time
Date	198901
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	101307
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing for departure, we were told to hold short of runway 32. As we were stopping the aircraft short of runway 32, and control repeated their 'hold short' instructions. At that time we noticed that we had stopped short of the 'old' hold line, but were inside of the 'new' hold line. With the sun setting, the 'old' hold lines were at least as easy to see as the 'new' hold line because they had been painted over with a gloss paint.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAILED TO HOLD AT RWY HOLD LINE ACCOUNT GLARE FROM SUN.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 32. AS WE WERE STOPPING THE ACFT SHORT OF RWY 32, AND CTL REPEATED THEIR 'HOLD SHORT' INSTRUCTIONS. AT THAT TIME WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD STOPPED SHORT OF THE 'OLD' HOLD LINE, BUT WERE INSIDE OF THE 'NEW' HOLD LINE. WITH THE SUN SETTING, THE 'OLD' HOLD LINES WERE AT LEAST AS EASY TO SEE AS THE 'NEW' HOLD LINE BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER WITH A GLOSS PAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.