Narrative:

On oct/sat/03 at XA18, we were cleared to taxi to runway 4R at ewr from GA at the north end of the field. Our instructions were to 'hold short of runway 29 at taxiway Q' which my first officer acknowledged. I was taxiing the aircraft. We proceeded south on taxiway Q. Neither my first officer nor myself saw a runway boundary sign on the ground (solid and dashed yellow hold short line) nor runway holding position sign (red board with white runway numerals). I was looking for the runway holding position sign to mark my hold point. Seeing nothing, I was under the impression that runway 29 was taxiway Z, which intersects taxiway Q at right angles. I stopped 30-50 ft short of runway 29 when it did not look right. Ground control then told us to 'hold short' which my first officer acknowledged. I noticed tower made a B757 on final to runway 29 go around. My first officer looked back but did not see any runway holding position signs. The sun was low at about our 2 O'clock position, which made it difficult to see taxiway Z and the runway boundary and holding position signs, if there had been any. Also, a large airplane was being towed in front of us, which could have briefly obstructed a runway holding position sign.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C750 TAXIING OUT FOR RWY 4R AT EWR CROSSED HOLD LINES FOR RWY 29 REQUIRING GAR.

Narrative: ON OCT/SAT/03 AT XA18, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 4R AT EWR FROM GA AT THE N END OF THE FIELD. OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 29 AT TXWY Q' WHICH MY FO ACKNOWLEDGED. I WAS TAXIING THE ACFT. WE PROCEEDED S ON TXWY Q. NEITHER MY FO NOR MYSELF SAW A RWY BOUNDARY SIGN ON THE GND (SOLID AND DASHED YELLOW HOLD SHORT LINE) NOR RWY HOLDING POS SIGN (RED BOARD WITH WHITE RWY NUMERALS). I WAS LOOKING FOR THE RWY HOLDING POS SIGN TO MARK MY HOLD POINT. SEEING NOTHING, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT RWY 29 WAS TXWY Z, WHICH INTERSECTS TXWY Q AT R ANGLES. I STOPPED 30-50 FT SHORT OF RWY 29 WHEN IT DID NOT LOOK RIGHT. GND CTL THEN TOLD US TO 'HOLD SHORT' WHICH MY FO ACKNOWLEDGED. I NOTICED TWR MADE A B757 ON FINAL TO RWY 29 GO AROUND. MY FO LOOKED BACK BUT DID NOT SEE ANY RWY HOLDING POS SIGNS. THE SUN WAS LOW AT ABOUT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE TXWY Z AND THE RWY BOUNDARY AND HOLDING POS SIGNS, IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY. ALSO, A LARGE AIRPLANE WAS BEING TOWED IN FRONT OF US, WHICH COULD HAVE BRIEFLY OBSTRUCTED A RWY HOLDING POS SIGN.

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.