While taxiing at hnl; an overloaded first officer and captain talked about the confusing nonstandard...

Attributes
ACN	1289484
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	HNL.Airport
State Reference	HI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 206 Flight Crew Total 21600 Flight Crew Type 4620
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

After normal engine start and after start checklist; first officer was instructed to call for taxi clearance. We received an unusual clearance for hnl: 'taxi 8R via Y south B rb; hold short 8L' first officer read back the clearance correctly; I believed. Although please note he did not add '8R' which the controller felt compelled to scold him about; lecturing him on radio procedures. This; in itself; caused confusion; and distraction as we were trying to interpret a non-standard taxi clearance. As we were on zulu; I added power to turn on Y; right on a then left on south. I saw another airline turning off runway 8L at south; and asked the copilot to confirm Y (south) and should we turn on a for south. His response was a definitive 'yes.' as we began the turn to a off Y; ground control instructed to hold position. I assumed this was because of the other airline exiting south. Note at this point; if my memory serves; I still could have turned hard left on Y. After ground corrected our instructions; first officer stated on the radio 'we missed the turn.' we were instructed to give way to the other airline and taxi a; read back hold short of 8L. When given line and up wait; some ten minutes later on 8R.as it turns out; the tower procedure was to not taxi aircraft on a due to a large asphalt patch on the taxiway near G. Please note that; as I said; after the initial turn error; I still could have turned on Y from a; and certainly have crossed runway 8L behind the other airline at taxiway south; ng; or any other combination. However; we complied with ground control instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While taxiing at HNL; an overloaded First Officer and Captain talked about the confusing nonstandard taxi instructions; their taxiway incursion and an impatient Controller.

Narrative: After normal engine start and after start checklist; FO was instructed to call for taxi clearance. We received an unusual clearance for HNL: 'Taxi 8R via Y S B RB; hold short 8L' FO read back the clearance correctly; I believed. Although please note he did not add '8R' which the controller felt compelled to scold him about; lecturing him on radio procedures. This; in itself; caused confusion; and distraction as we were trying to interpret a non-standard taxi clearance. As we were on Zulu; I added power to turn on Y; right on A then left on S. I saw another airline turning off Runway 8L at S; and asked the copilot to confirm Y (S) and should we turn on A for S. His response was a definitive 'Yes.' As we began the turn to A off Y; Ground Control instructed to hold position. I assumed this was because of the other airline exiting S. Note at this point; if my memory serves; I still could have turned hard left on Y. After Ground corrected our instructions; FO stated on the radio 'we missed the turn.' We were instructed to give way to the other airline and taxi A; read back hold short of 8L. When given line and up wait; some ten minutes later on 8R.As it turns out; the tower procedure was to not taxi aircraft on A due to a large asphalt patch on the taxiway near G. Please note that; as I said; after the initial turn error; I still could have turned on Y from A; and certainly have crossed Runway 8L behind the other airline at taxiway S; NG; or any other combination. However; we complied with Ground Control instructions.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

While taxiing at hnl; an overloaded first officer and captain talked about the confusing nonstandard taxi instructions; their taxiway incursion and an impatient controller.