Narrative:

During taxi to runway 23R, we were taxiing on runway 28, which requires taxiing across runway 23L approach end. We didn't see the hold line for runway 23L until we had taxied our nose gear over it by 6-10 ft. We then stopped. 2 aircraft on approach had to go around. The hold line for this runway is painted on an oblique angle, so the glare shield hid the right side of the line from my seat on the left side, and I didn't spot it until it was moving by on my left. It would help if the line was painted on a 90 degree angle to the runway they use as a taxiway (runway 28).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B737-300 FAILED TO STOP AT HOLD LINE OF A PARALLEL RWY USED FOR LNDG CAUSING TWR TO SEND ONE ACFT AROUND AND ANOTHER ONE ON FINAL OPTED TO GO AROUND WHEN HEARING THAT RPTR WAS OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: DURING TAXI TO RWY 23R, WE WERE TAXIING ON RWY 28, WHICH REQUIRES TAXIING ACROSS RWY 23L APCH END. WE DIDN'T SEE THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 23L UNTIL WE HAD TAXIED OUR NOSE GEAR OVER IT BY 6-10 FT. WE THEN STOPPED. 2 ACFT ON APCH HAD TO GO AROUND. THE HOLD LINE FOR THIS RWY IS PAINTED ON AN OBLIQUE ANGLE, SO THE GLARE SHIELD HID THE R SIDE OF THE LINE FROM MY SEAT ON THE L SIDE, AND I DIDN'T SPOT IT UNTIL IT WAS MOVING BY ON MY L. IT WOULD HELP IF THE LINE WAS PAINTED ON A 90 DEG ANGLE TO THE RWY THEY USE AS A TXWY (RWY 28).

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.