Narrative:

I was reading the checklist while the captain taxied to runway 32. Our taxi route was directly into the sun. I was periodically monitoring our progress when I thought I saw a hold short sign pass off my right side. I said; 'was that the ILS hold line?' just then the ground controller said; 'stop!' apparently there was an old hold short line that had been painted over with gloss black paint. With the reflecting sun on it; it actually stood out better than the new yellow lines. The captain was taxiing to the old line. Old lines should be sandblasted off -- not painted over.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE ACFT INADVERTENTLY CROSSED A RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AT AEX; IN PART BECAUSE THE OLD HOLD SHORT LINE WAS STILL VISIBLE EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER.

Narrative: I WAS READING THE CHKLIST WHILE THE CAPT TAXIED TO RWY 32. OUR TAXI RTE WAS DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. I WAS PERIODICALLY MONITORING OUR PROGRESS WHEN I THOUGHT I SAW A HOLD SHORT SIGN PASS OFF MY RIGHT SIDE. I SAID; 'WAS THAT THE ILS HOLD LINE?' JUST THEN THE GND CTLR SAID; 'STOP!' APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN OLD HOLD SHORT LINE THAT HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER WITH GLOSS BLACK PAINT. WITH THE REFLECTING SUN ON IT; IT ACTUALLY STOOD OUT BETTER THAN THE NEW YELLOW LINES. THE CAPT WAS TAXIING TO THE OLD LINE. OLD LINES SHOULD BE SANDBLASTED OFF -- NOT PAINTED OVER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.