Unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	296562
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight 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 : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	296562
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During pushback, aft cargo door light illuminated. As ground personnel checked door closed, first officer looked up item in MEL. MEL specification called for ensuring aircraft could pressurize prior to takeoff. Ground issued taxi instructions 'taxi to runway 27L via taxiway H, taxiway east.' as I taxied aircraft, first officer was reading MEL and we were discussing pressurization on ground. As I exited the ramp on taxiway H, I missed the turn on taxiway east and taxied onto runway 17/15. Not seeing taxiway east, I stopped aircraft. Ground informed me I had missed the taxiway east, as instructed, I taxied down runway 17 and joined taxiway south at end. The cause of the error was my continuing to taxi while I was distracted with the cargo door problem. I am familiar with phl, having operated there several flts in the last month. I did not notice the taxi marker for taxiway east.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS GND PERSONNEL CHKED DOOR CLOSED, FO LOOKED UP ITEM IN MEL. MEL SPEC CALLED FOR ENSURING ACFT COULD PRESSURIZE PRIOR TO TKOF. GND ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS 'TAXI TO RWY 27L VIA TXWY H, TXWY E.' AS I TAXIED ACFT, FO WAS READING MEL AND WE WERE DISCUSSING PRESSURIZATION ON GND. AS I EXITED THE RAMP ON TXWY H, I MISSED THE TURN ON TXWY E AND TAXIED ONTO RWY 17/15. NOT SEEING TXWY E, I STOPPED ACFT. GND INFORMED ME I HAD MISSED THE TXWY E, AS INSTRUCTED, I TAXIED DOWN RWY 17 AND JOINED TXWY S AT END. THE CAUSE OF THE ERROR WAS MY CONTINUING TO TAXI WHILE I WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE CARGO DOOR PROB. I AM FAMILIAR WITH PHL, HAVING OPERATED THERE SEVERAL FLTS IN THE LAST MONTH. I DID NOT NOTICE THE TAXI MARKER FOR TXWY E.

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.