A 3 person flight crew taxi across the runway 22R hold line at ewr without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	624936
Time
Date	200407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	624936
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
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared to taxi to runway 22R at ewr. After completing the taxi checklist the first officer reviewed the SID and the flight engineer checked his panel and monitored the #2 engine instruments due to an abnormal start. The captain taxied. Flight engineer noticed hold bars passing the side windows and questioned the captain as to whether there had been a departure runway change. Captain replied there had not been a change. Flight engineer observed signs for runway 22L directly ahead and informed captain that he had taxied across the overrun area for runway 22R. Ground control instructed the flight to stop and hold its position. Crew was rested and fed but was absorbed in relevant, although untimely, duties. Should have been backing up the captain with better external vigilance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 3 PERSON FLT CREW TAXI ACROSS THE RWY 22R HOLD LINE AT EWR WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 22R AT EWR. AFTER COMPLETING THE TAXI CHKLIST THE FO REVIEWED THE SID AND THE FE CHKED HIS PANEL AND MONITORED THE #2 ENG INSTS DUE TO AN ABNORMAL START. THE CAPT TAXIED. FE NOTICED HOLD BARS PASSING THE SIDE WINDOWS AND QUESTIONED THE CAPT AS TO WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A DEP RWY CHANGE. CAPT REPLIED THERE HAD NOT BEEN A CHANGE. FE OBSERVED SIGNS FOR RWY 22L DIRECTLY AHEAD AND INFORMED CAPT THAT HE HAD TAXIED ACROSS THE OVERRUN AREA FOR RWY 22R. GND CTL INSTRUCTED THE FLT TO STOP AND HOLD ITS POS. CREW WAS RESTED AND FED BUT WAS ABSORBED IN RELEVANT, ALTHOUGH UNTIMELY, DUTIES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACKING UP THE CAPT WITH BETTER EXTERNAL VIGILANCE.

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.