B737 crossed hold short lines resulting in go around to succeeding aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	611860
Time
Date	200403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3000 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	611860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	lighting : sfo.airport markings : sfo.airport

Narrative:

At sfo airport, after landing, cleared runway 28R at high speed, taxiway T and instructed to hold short of runway 28L. I was unable to see hold short lines on taxiway D which is a hard left turn off taxiway T. Hold short lights were very dim and some were inoperative. Crossed over hold short bars and instructed stop by tower. Aircraft on approach to runway 28L had to make missed approach. We never entered onto the runway, but were close. Contacted tower by landline and was told they have had previous problems with the lights at that intersection and that the sfo port authority/authorized was working on repairing the situation. I was also told that in the recent past, they have had a couple of the same incidents with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CROSSED HOLD SHORT LINES RESULTING IN GAR TO SUCCEEDING ACFT.

Narrative: AT SFO ARPT, AFTER LNDG, CLRED RWY 28R AT HIGH SPD, TXWY T AND INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 28L. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOLD SHORT LINES ON TXWY D WHICH IS A HARD L TURN OFF TXWY T. HOLD SHORT LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND SOME WERE INOP. CROSSED OVER HOLD SHORT BARS AND INSTRUCTED STOP BY TWR. ACFT ON APCH TO RWY 28L HAD TO MAKE MISSED APCH. WE NEVER ENTERED ONTO THE RWY, BUT WERE CLOSE. CONTACTED TWR BY LANDLINE AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBS WITH THE LIGHTS AT THAT INTXN AND THAT THE SFO PORT AUTH WAS WORKING ON REPAIRING THE SIT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IN THE RECENT PAST, THEY HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF THE SAME INCIDENTS WITH 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.