A B737-700 captain reports elp runway markings are obscured by rubber marks.

Attributes
ACN	742327
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	742327
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : elp.airport

Narrative:

El paso runway 22 runway centerline markings are not visible. While on the takeoff roll; I noticed that the runway 22 runway centerline markings were not visible because they were completely obscured by black rubber marks on the runway. Tracking the runway centerline during takeoff and landing becomes more difficult when the runway centerline markings are not visible. I recommend that el paso airport ground maintenance crew make arrangements to strip the rubber from runway 22 and repaint the runway centerline markings. Appropriately maintained runway markings allow pilots to more easily track the runway centerline and make the takeoff and landing events safer particularly during times of low visibility; precipitation; and darkness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 CAPT RPTS ELP RWY MARKINGS ARE OBSCURED BY RUBBER MARKS.

Narrative: EL PASO RWY 22 RUNWAY CTRLINE MARKINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE. WHILE ON THE TKOF ROLL; I NOTICED THAT THE RWY 22 RWY CTRLINE MARKINGS WERE NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE COMPLETELY OBSCURED BY BLACK RUBBER MARKS ON THE RWY. TRACKING THE RWY CTRLINE DURING TKOF AND LNDG BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT WHEN THE RWY CTRLINE MARKINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE. I RECOMMEND THAT EL PASO ARPT GND MAINT CREW MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO STRIP THE RUBBER FROM RWY 22 AND REPAINT THE RWY CTRLINE MARKINGS. APPROPRIATELY MAINTAINED RWY MARKINGS ALLOW PLTS TO MORE EASILY TRACK THE RWY CTRLINE AND MAKE THE TKOF AND LNDG EVENTS SAFER PARTICULARLY DURING TIMES OF LOW VISIBILITY; PRECIPITATION; AND DARKNESS.

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.