Air carrier X flight crew nonadherence to ATC clearance. Failed to hold short of taxiway N3.

Attributes
ACN	182246
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdx
State Reference	OR
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, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	182246
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing in from landing to park at gate, ground control issued clearance to hold short of taxiway N3 and give way to an aircraft described as an small aircraft aircraft. We taxied past N3 and were notified by ground control that we had not held short. The cross txwys (north) are not labeled except on the airport page so identing the taxiway was difficult. The aircraft was a jet light transport and the crew mistakenly was on the lookout for a small aircraft. Suggest signs for all txwys to avoid confusion. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. FAA facility manager stated the north taxiway signs are not shown along taxiway a.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X FLT CREW NONADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC. FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY N3.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN FROM LNDG TO PARK AT GATE, GND CTL ISSUED CLRNC TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY N3 AND GIVE WAY TO AN ACFT DESCRIBED AS AN SMA ACFT. WE TAXIED PAST N3 AND WERE NOTIFIED BY GND CTL THAT WE HAD NOT HELD SHORT. THE CROSS TXWYS (N) ARE NOT LABELED EXCEPT ON THE ARPT PAGE SO IDENTING THE TXWY WAS DIFFICULT. THE ACFT WAS A JET LTT AND THE CREW MISTAKENLY WAS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SMALL ACFT. SUGGEST SIGNS FOR ALL TXWYS TO AVOID CONFUSION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. FAA FAC MGR STATED THE N TXWY SIGNS ARE NOT SHOWN ALONG TXWY A.

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.