An air carrier large transport crosses the hold line for runway 25R at lax, at night, in the rain.

Attributes
ACN	393470
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 130 flight time total : 4350 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	393470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared by the tower to use the full length of runway 25R at lax and hold short of the runway. The captain taxied to the end but inadvertently taxied past the hold short line by about 5 ft. The aircraft preceding us was already on the takeoff roll and arrs were using runway 25L so there was no conflict. I feel that the wet pavement made the hold short markings hard for the captain to see. When it became apparent that he was going to cross the line I called it to his attention but by the time we stopped we were already about 5 ft beyond the hold short line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT CROSSES THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 25R AT LAX, AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY THE TWR TO USE THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 25R AT LAX AND HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY. THE CAPT TAXIED TO THE END BUT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE BY ABOUT 5 FT. THE ACFT PRECEDING US WAS ALREADY ON THE TKOF ROLL AND ARRS WERE USING RWY 25L SO THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. I FEEL THAT THE WET PAVEMENT MADE THE HOLD SHORT MARKINGS HARD FOR THE CAPT TO SEE. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WAS GOING TO CROSS THE LINE I CALLED IT TO HIS ATTN BUT BY THE TIME WE STOPPED WE WERE ALREADY ABOUT 5 FT BEYOND THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

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.