B737 flight crew incur phl runway 17-35 while looking for taxiway east.

Attributes
ACN	544174
Time
Date	200204
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	544174
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	markings : phl.airport
Chart	airport : phl.airport

Narrative:

Pushed back from gate in phl. Instructed to taxi and hold short runway 27R at taxiway east. Looking at the commercial chart, taxiing from gate leads directly to taxiway east with no other possibilities. We inadvertently misread the taxiway signs, continued straight through, but ended up on taxiway H. We then immediately crossed runway 17/35, after clearing. Runway 17/35 was active, but no aircraft were on approach or using it at the time. Summary: we taxied on the wrong taxiway and mistakenly crossed an active runway. Contributing factor: poor 10-9 airfield depiction, poor taxiway markings, morning sun in our eyes, checklist distraction, poor attention to detail. Supplemental information from acn 543394: we had inadvertently misread taxiway signs and positioned ourselves on taxiway H. Recommend repaint/clearly identify holding points, and emphasize commercial chart not drawn to scale.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC INCUR PHL RWY 17-35 WHILE LOOKING FOR TXWY E.

Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE IN PHL. INSTRUCTED TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT RWY 27R AT TXWY E. LOOKING AT THE COMMERCIAL CHART, TAXIING FROM GATE LEADS DIRECTLY TO TXWY E WITH NO OTHER POSSIBILITIES. WE INADVERTENTLY MISREAD THE TXWY SIGNS, CONTINUED STRAIGHT THROUGH, BUT ENDED UP ON TXWY H. WE THEN IMMEDIATELY CROSSED RWY 17/35, AFTER CLRING. RWY 17/35 WAS ACTIVE, BUT NO ACFT WERE ON APCH OR USING IT AT THE TIME. SUMMARY: WE TAXIED ON THE WRONG TXWY AND MISTAKENLY CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: POOR 10-9 AIRFIELD DEPICTION, POOR TXWY MARKINGS, MORNING SUN IN OUR EYES, CHKLIST DISTR, POOR ATTN TO DETAIL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 543394: WE HAD INADVERTENTLY MISREAD TXWY SIGNS AND POSITIONED OURSELVES ON TXWY H. RECOMMEND REPAINT/CLRLY IDENT HOLDING POINTS, AND EMPHASIZE COMMERCIAL CHART NOT DRAWN TO SCALE.

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.