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Flight crew unfamiliar with airport had lighting equipment malfunction while taxiing. Overran taxiway and crossed runway without authority/authorized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 161285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| 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 | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 161285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 161292 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During taxi, flood (overhead map light) adjusted to confirm trim. Circuit breaker popped which took out all 6 cockpit reading, map and briefcase lights. Lights were restored when breaker was located and rest. At this time I was searching for taxiway south. Clearance to taxi was 'outer sierra, hold short of runway 4L.' after lights restored, 'cleared to taxi, call tower.' crossed to sierra over some unnamed taxiway. Need better signs on txwys. As a result I crossed over a runway stopway. Tower controller was looking for us as we cut ahead of another aircraft in line due to crossing at wrong place. Bos runways and txwys are very confusing at night. If I flew to bos more often, it would not be so bad--but every couple of months is not often enough. Airport diagram is poor, in my opinion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT HAD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION WHILE TAXIING. OVERRAN TXWY AND CROSSED RWY WITHOUT AUTH.
Narrative: DURING TAXI, FLOOD (OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT) ADJUSTED TO CONFIRM TRIM. CB POPPED WHICH TOOK OUT ALL 6 COCKPIT READING, MAP AND BRIEFCASE LIGHTS. LIGHTS WERE RESTORED WHEN BREAKER WAS LOCATED AND REST. AT THIS TIME I WAS SEARCHING FOR TXWY S. CLRNC TO TAXI WAS 'OUTER SIERRA, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4L.' AFTER LIGHTS RESTORED, 'CLRED TO TAXI, CALL TWR.' CROSSED TO SIERRA OVER SOME UNNAMED TXWY. NEED BETTER SIGNS ON TXWYS. AS A RESULT I CROSSED OVER A RWY STOPWAY. TWR CTLR WAS LOOKING FOR US AS WE CUT AHEAD OF ANOTHER ACFT IN LINE DUE TO XING AT WRONG PLACE. BOS RWYS AND TXWYS ARE VERY CONFUSING AT NIGHT. IF I FLEW TO BOS MORE OFTEN, IT WOULD NOT BE SO BAD--BUT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS IS NOT OFTEN ENOUGH. ARPT DIAGRAM IS POOR, IN MY OPINION.
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.