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Flight abc. We landed on runway 24R at lax, had air carrier X at runway 24L and air carrier Y then cleared to cross by tower and told to contact ground. Ground gave us instructions to taxi on taxiway east, hold short of taxiway Y. As we were cleaning up the airplane, I realized I was upon the intersection of taxiway east and taxiway Y. There is no sign for taxiway Y when coming along east since it is a high speed turnoff if you are landing on runway 6R. Ground came on the frequency and said 'air carrier X abc, I told you to hold short of taxiway Y.' we were already stopped and we were not blocking taxiway Y, but we were part way into the intersection. No other aircraft were nearby (relative term) nor did it appear we posed a conflict. Controller then cleared us via taxiway east and taxiway D to the gate. I made the mistake of having my 10-9 page out, but was relying on the intersection signs to help (ie, taxiway D9, taxiway D10). My first officer was busy as usual, cleaning up, confirming gate (we were late due to flow time given to us in oak). As a second month captain, I should have been more diligent about using the 10-9 plate or telling my first officer to talk me through the taxi so I can keep my eyes out of the airplane. There is a 'Y' sign, but it is for aircraft on runway 6R making the exit. Interestingly enough, 2 days later we had this same landing and when cleared onto taxiway east by ground were instructed to hold short of taxiway E11 (which is 'Y') and is very visible as you taxi with its sign. I am now familiarizing myself with the 10-9 prior to landing and takeoff so that when my eyes need to be out of the cockpit I can remember as much as possible and when in doubt have my first officer read along and when necessary clarify things with ground even in busy lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CREW AFTER LNDG AT LAX FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY Y AS PER GND CTL'S INSTRUCTION.

Narrative: FLT ABC. WE LANDED ON RWY 24R AT LAX, HAD ACR X AT RWY 24L AND ACR Y THEN CLRED TO CROSS BY TWR AND TOLD TO CONTACT GND. GND GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ON TXWY E, HOLD SHORT OF TXWY Y. AS WE WERE CLEANING UP THE AIRPLANE, I REALIZED I WAS UPON THE INTXN OF TXWY E AND TXWY Y. THERE IS NO SIGN FOR TXWY Y WHEN COMING ALONG E SINCE IT IS A HIGH SPD TURNOFF IF YOU ARE LNDG ON RWY 6R. GND CAME ON THE FREQ AND SAID 'ACR X ABC, I TOLD YOU TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY Y.' WE WERE ALREADY STOPPED AND WE WERE NOT BLOCKING TXWY Y, BUT WE WERE PART WAY INTO THE INTXN. NO OTHER ACFT WERE NEARBY (RELATIVE TERM) NOR DID IT APPEAR WE POSED A CONFLICT. CTLR THEN CLRED US VIA TXWY E AND TXWY D TO THE GATE. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF HAVING MY 10-9 PAGE OUT, BUT WAS RELYING ON THE INTXN SIGNS TO HELP (IE, TXWY D9, TXWY D10). MY FO WAS BUSY AS USUAL, CLEANING UP, CONFIRMING GATE (WE WERE LATE DUE TO FLOW TIME GIVEN TO US IN OAK). AS A SECOND MONTH CAPT, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DILIGENT ABOUT USING THE 10-9 PLATE OR TELLING MY FO TO TALK ME THROUGH THE TAXI SO I CAN KEEP MY EYES OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. THERE IS A 'Y' SIGN, BUT IT IS FOR ACFT ON RWY 6R MAKING THE EXIT. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD THIS SAME LNDG AND WHEN CLRED ONTO TXWY E BY GND WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY E11 (WHICH IS 'Y') AND IS VERY VISIBLE AS YOU TAXI WITH ITS SIGN. I AM NOW FAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH THE 10-9 PRIOR TO LNDG AND TKOF SO THAT WHEN MY EYES NEED TO BE OUT OF THE COCKPIT I CAN REMEMBER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WHEN IN DOUBT HAVE MY FO READ ALONG AND WHEN NECESSARY CLARIFY THINGS WITH GND EVEN IN BUSY LAX.

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.