An MD80 crew, after landing at atl, crossed a taxiway they were told to hold short of.

Attributes
ACN	564540
Time
Date	200210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 440
ASRS Report	564540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 26R in atl, we were told to taxi on taxiway B and hold short of taxiway H. Ground control told us that our gate was unavailable. I heard, understood and read back the hold short clearance. While taxiing wbound on taxiway B I started to check on the status of our gate while running the after landing checklist. I first called gatekeeper who in turn told me to contact ramp. While I was checking on our gate and running the after landing checklist, the captain taxied wbound on taxiway B then turned on taxiway H, holding short of runway 26L. He later told me he understood to hold short 'on' taxiway H instead 'of' taxiway H. In my judgement I should have just run the after landing checklist and checked with the gatekeeper after crossing all taxi and runways. The captain and I should have also discussed the hold short clearance to make sure we understand each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, AFTER LNDG AT ATL, CROSSED A TXWY THEY WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 26R IN ATL, WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI ON TXWY B AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY H. GND CTL TOLD US THAT OUR GATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. I HEARD, UNDERSTOOD AND READ BACK THE HOLD SHORT CLRNC. WHILE TAXIING WBOUND ON TXWY B I STARTED TO CHK ON THE STATUS OF OUR GATE WHILE RUNNING THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. I FIRST CALLED GATEKEEPER WHO IN TURN TOLD ME TO CONTACT RAMP. WHILE I WAS CHKING ON OUR GATE AND RUNNING THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST, THE CAPT TAXIED WBOUND ON TXWY B THEN TURNED ON TXWY H, HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 26L. HE LATER TOLD ME HE UNDERSTOOD TO HOLD SHORT 'ON' TXWY H INSTEAD 'OF' TXWY H. IN MY JUDGEMENT I SHOULD HAVE JUST RUN THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST AND CHKED WITH THE GATEKEEPER AFTER XING ALL TAXI AND RWYS. THE CAPT AND I SHOULD HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED THE HOLD SHORT CLRNC TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

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.