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B737-700 captain taking off on runway 01; heard tower controller clear another aircraft for an intersection takeoff on intersecting runway 10. Captain had to ascertain from the 10-9 page that the given intersection was past runway 01 and would not be a conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1310430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 246 Flight Crew Type 17000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll runway 01 (while setting takeoff N1); tower controller cleared an aircraft for takeoff on an intersecting runway. Tower stated to that aircraft; 'from intersection D; runway 10; cleared for takeoff.' this was very alarming; as we had to determine where intersection 'D' was in relation to our takeoff roll. So while thrust was advanced on our rolling takeoff past 90 knots; I had to swipe back from my SID page to the 10-9 page and 'pinch out' to highlight where intersection D was. Quickly determining its location was one taxiway east of our position where the two runways intersected; about 2;500 feet had gone by approaching abeam taxiway romeo; and that's where we saw we were clear of the conflict. We continued the takeoff.it would have been useful to get a heads up from tower that the departing aircraft was down line from the intersecting runway with a diverging heading. I feel a tower clearance of this sort constitutes an unsafe practice; without receiving this mitigating information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain taking off on Runway 01; heard Tower Controller clear another aircraft for an intersection takeoff on intersecting Runway 10. Captain had to ascertain from the 10-9 page that the given intersection was past Runway 01 and would not be a conflict.
Narrative: During takeoff roll Runway 01 (while setting takeoff N1); Tower Controller cleared an aircraft for takeoff on an intersecting runway. Tower stated to that aircraft; 'From intersection D; Runway 10; cleared for takeoff.' This was very alarming; as we had to determine where intersection 'D' was in relation to our takeoff roll. So while thrust was advanced on our rolling takeoff past 90 knots; I had to swipe back from my SID page to the 10-9 page and 'pinch out' to highlight where intersection D was. Quickly determining its location was one taxiway east of our position where the two runways intersected; about 2;500 feet had gone by approaching abeam Taxiway Romeo; and that's where we saw we were clear of the conflict. We continued the takeoff.It would have been useful to get a heads up from Tower that the departing aircraft was down line from the intersecting runway with a diverging heading. I feel a Tower clearance of this sort constitutes an unsafe practice; without receiving this mitigating information.
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.