Narrative:

We were cleared from the gate area to taxi via T6 to taxiway left to runway 31 for takeoff. The captain slowly taxied up to the runway 31 approach hold line. I told the captain 'you need to hold short of that line.' he said 'no you don't, it is a CAT ii hold short line.' I said 'no, you can't taxi past, it is a runway 31 approach hold short line -- you can't go past!!!' he said 'it is not mandatory.' I said 'it is mandatory! I have read it from commercial materials and the FAA!' he didn't believe me. He slowly kept creeping forward. I begged him to stop! He finally did, with the nose 5 ft past runway 31 approach hold line. I told him 'I have heard bna chew other pilots out for going past that line.' bna and aus are the only ones I knew that had this. This approach 31 hole line is not at all close to the runway in any way, so caused no conflict. Ground and tower said nothing to us. He said we would discuss this in the air. So in cruise, we looked it up with an FAA publication I had with me, plus used the commercial chart notes on it. After he read all, he agreed that I was correct. He never knew it. I did my very best to keep us holding short of that line. And to make it clear, it was the approach runway 31 hold short line, not the runway 31 hold short line.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLC CROSSES ILS HOLD SHORT LINE AT BNA.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FROM THE GATE AREA TO TAXI VIA T6 TO TXWY L TO RWY 31 FOR TKOF. THE CAPT SLOWLY TAXIED UP TO THE RWY 31 APCH HOLD LINE. I TOLD THE CAPT 'YOU NEED TO HOLD SHORT OF THAT LINE.' HE SAID 'NO YOU DON'T, IT IS A CAT II HOLD SHORT LINE.' I SAID 'NO, YOU CAN'T TAXI PAST, IT IS A RWY 31 APCH HOLD SHORT LINE -- YOU CAN'T GO PAST!!!' HE SAID 'IT IS NOT MANDATORY.' I SAID 'IT IS MANDATORY! I HAVE READ IT FROM COMMERCIAL MATERIALS AND THE FAA!' HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME. HE SLOWLY KEPT CREEPING FORWARD. I BEGGED HIM TO STOP! HE FINALLY DID, WITH THE NOSE 5 FT PAST RWY 31 APCH HOLD LINE. I TOLD HIM 'I HAVE HEARD BNA CHEW OTHER PLTS OUT FOR GOING PAST THAT LINE.' BNA AND AUS ARE THE ONLY ONES I KNEW THAT HAD THIS. THIS APCH 31 HOLE LINE IS NOT AT ALL CLOSE TO THE RWY IN ANY WAY, SO CAUSED NO CONFLICT. GND AND TWR SAID NOTHING TO US. HE SAID WE WOULD DISCUSS THIS IN THE AIR. SO IN CRUISE, WE LOOKED IT UP WITH AN FAA PUB I HAD WITH ME, PLUS USED THE COMMERCIAL CHART NOTES ON IT. AFTER HE READ ALL, HE AGREED THAT I WAS CORRECT. HE NEVER KNEW IT. I DID MY VERY BEST TO KEEP US HOLDING SHORT OF THAT LINE. AND TO MAKE IT CLR, IT WAS THE APCH RWY 31 HOLD SHORT LINE, NOT THE RWY 31 HOLD SHORT 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.