<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1258747, April 2015

B737 flight crew reports a confusing clearance from bur tower during takeoff from runway 15. The tower had gotten their callsign confused with an aircraft that had just landed and the second transmission to clear on delta was made with urgency and the crew elected to reject.

Attributes
ACN	1258747
Time
Date	201504
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BUR.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 171
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 169
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff. After power set; ATC stated '(our call sign); exit the runway and contact ground.' captain and I both thought it was an error in call sign for another company aircraft that just landed. ATC then again stated the above in a desperate tone. We saw another carrier approaching the runway and elected to reject. After we stopped ATC apologized for the confusion and messed up the call signs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reports a confusing clearance from BUR Tower during takeoff from Runway 15. The Tower had gotten their callsign confused with an aircraft that had just landed and the second transmission to clear on Delta was made with urgency and the crew elected to reject.

Narrative: Cleared for takeoff. After power set; ATC stated '(our call sign); exit the runway and contact Ground.' Captain and I both thought it was an error in call sign for another company aircraft that just landed. ATC then again stated the above in a desperate tone. We saw another carrier approaching the runway and elected to reject. After we stopped ATC apologized for the confusion and messed up the call signs.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.