Flight crew of large transport taxied past hold line for runways 4 at bos.

Attributes
ACN	121949
Time
Date	198909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	121949
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Called for taxi clearance at bos. Ground control cleared flight to taxi to runway 9 hold short of 4L overrun on (bravo). We taxied out and confirmed with ground control the hold short instructions. When we came to a stop short of the 4L overrun on bravo taxiway, ground control asked us why we didn't hold short at the sign 100' behind us. We told him we didn't see the sign. Ground control told us 4 other aircraft had failed to hold short just previously. I looked at the airport chart and could not find the hold short warning line or sign notation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LGT TAXIED PAST HOLD LINE FOR RWYS 4 AT BOS.

Narrative: CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC AT BOS. GND CTL CLRED FLT TO TAXI TO RWY 9 HOLD SHORT OF 4L OVERRUN ON (BRAVO). WE TAXIED OUT AND CONFIRMED WITH GND CTL THE HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP SHORT OF THE 4L OVERRUN ON BRAVO TXWY, GND CTL ASKED US WHY WE DIDN'T HOLD SHORT AT THE SIGN 100' BEHIND US. WE TOLD HIM WE DIDN'T SEE THE SIGN. GND CTL TOLD US 4 OTHER ACFT HAD FAILED TO HOLD SHORT JUST PREVIOUSLY. I LOOKED AT THE ARPT CHART AND COULD NOT FIND THE HOLD SHORT WARNING LINE OR SIGN NOTATION.

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.