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Air carrier pilot reported a runway incursion due clearance confusion and language barrier issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1653550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RCTP.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 13700 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Pushed back and started. Called for taxi clearance. 'Taxi L2; hold short 23R.' I began taxi. I noted the signs that should have indicated L2 were white with no lettering. I could see my position on taxi chart; though and knew where I was. There was a cat 2 line; but I was cleared to hold short of runway and weather was VFR. I taxi up to and held short of runway. First officer (first officer) switched frequency to tower. The controller answered and said' you were supposed to hold short of cat 2.' I told first officer that was not clearance and do not reply.we were eventually cleared for takeoff. On takeoff run; about 70 kt; controller said 'aircraft X; taxi to N9; etc'. I told first officer we were cleared for takeoff and tell them. He told them we were previously cleared for takeoff. No reply. Very distracting. First officer missed 80 kt. Call; V1 and rotate calls due to that. Remainder of takeoff went ok. Communications are very difficult in china; roc; hong kong; due to poor [english] language skills of controllers and overall impressions that they lack situational awareness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot reported a runway incursion due clearance confusion and language barrier issues.
Narrative: Pushed back and started. Called for taxi clearance. 'Taxi L2; hold short 23R.' I began taxi. I noted the signs that should have indicated L2 were white with no lettering. I could see my position on taxi chart; though and knew where I was. There was a Cat 2 line; but I was cleared to hold short of runway and weather was VFR. I taxi up to and held short of runway. FO (First Officer) switched frequency to Tower. The Controller answered and said' You were supposed to hold short of Cat 2.' I told FO that was not clearance and do not reply.We were eventually cleared for takeoff. On takeoff run; about 70 kt; Controller said 'Aircraft X; taxi to N9; etc'. I told FO we were cleared for takeoff and tell them. He told them we were previously cleared for takeoff. No reply. Very distracting. FO missed 80 kt. Call; V1 and rotate calls due to that. Remainder of takeoff went ok. Communications are very difficult in China; ROC; Hong Kong; due to poor [English] language skills of controllers and overall impressions that they lack situational awareness.
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.