A B727 flight crew taxied beyond the runway hold short line at bos.

Attributes
ACN	446701
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	446701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	447474
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First time flying air carrier operations. Taxi instructions were taxi to runway 9 via txwys K, west, south, and hold short of runway 4L. As we switched to tower frequency, tower asked, 'are you going to hold short of runway 4L?' at which time I realized that the nose of the aircraft was past a hold short bar. Some contributing factors: first time taxiing from this terminal. Instructions to hold short usually specify a taxiway to hold short on. When ground control gives taxi instructions they assume a high degree of familiarity with the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLC TAXIED BEYOND THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AT BOS.

Narrative: FIRST TIME FLYING ACR OPS. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TAXI TO RWY 9 VIA TXWYS K, W, S, AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4L. AS WE SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ, TWR ASKED, 'ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4L?' AT WHICH TIME I REALIZED THAT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS PAST A HOLD SHORT BAR. SOME CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FIRST TIME TAXIING FROM THIS TERMINAL. INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT USUALLY SPECIFY A TXWY TO HOLD SHORT ON. WHEN GND CTL GIVES TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THEY ASSUME A HIGH DEG OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT.

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.