Misunderstood taxi clearance at lax.

Attributes
ACN	522030
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	522030
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Misunderstood lax ground taxi instruction. Turned left on taxiway east while on taxiway after quickly reviewing route text. No threat of runway incursion or conflict with any other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MISUNDERSTOOD TAXI CLRNC AT LAX.

Narrative: MISUNDERSTOOD LAX GND TAXI INSTRUCTION. TURNED L ON TXWY E WHILE ON TXWY AFTER QUICKLY REVIEWING RTE TEXT. NO THREAT OF RWY INCURSION OR CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.