B722 crew taxied past hold line during taxi for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	501874
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	501874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On ground taxi from gate to runway 34R, we were given taxi clearance to runway 34R, hold short of runway 34R approach critical area. Clearance was acknowledged by first officer. When taxiing past taxiway south, noticed a bend in taxiway not depicted on commercial chart dated sep/29/00. ILS hold line is shown 1/3 of the way down the narrow taxiway which was covered in snow. After making s-turn on taxiway B, we looked for hold sign but did not see it, so we stopped. Tower advised we were past hold line. We replied we never saw it but had looked for it. Previous aircraft reported problems finding hold line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B722 CREW TAXIED PAST HOLD LINE DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: ON GND TAXI FROM GATE TO RWY 34R, WE WERE GIVEN TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 34R, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 34R APCH CRITICAL AREA. CLRNC WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY FO. WHEN TAXIING PAST TXWY S, NOTICED A BEND IN TXWY NOT DEPICTED ON COMMERCIAL CHART DATED SEP/29/00. ILS HOLD LINE IS SHOWN 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE NARROW TXWY WHICH WAS COVERED IN SNOW. AFTER MAKING S-TURN ON TXWY B, WE LOOKED FOR HOLD SIGN BUT DID NOT SEE IT, SO WE STOPPED. TWR ADVISED WE WERE PAST HOLD LINE. WE REPLIED WE NEVER SAW IT BUT HAD LOOKED FOR IT. PREVIOUS ACFT RPTED PROBS FINDING HOLD 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.