Takeoff delayed when wrong frequency guarded on runway.

Attributes
ACN	299080
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Mk 4000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	299080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	298866
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The tower cleared us into position on the runway. On this type of airplane we have the radios with 2 frequency selectors. When we pulled onto the runway we put the departure frequency in the 'wrong' side which put us on the departure frequency rather than the tower frequency. We had been distracted from our normal procedures by a minor engine start problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF DELAYED WHEN WRONG FREQ GUARDED ON RWY.

Narrative: THE TWR CLRED US INTO POS ON THE RWY. ON THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE WE HAVE THE RADIOS WITH 2 FREQ SELECTORS. WHEN WE PULLED ONTO THE RWY WE PUT THE DEP FREQ IN THE 'WRONG' SIDE WHICH PUT US ON THE DEP FREQ RATHER THAN THE TWR FREQ. WE HAD BEEN DISTRACTED FROM OUR NORMAL PROCS BY A MINOR ENG START PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.