Narrative:

Air carrier X (a foreign air carrier) was instructed to cross runway 9L at the M-3 intersection and air carrier Y was on approach to runway 9L approximately 4 mi final. Air carrier X turned down on runway 9L and stopped. Air carrier Y was 2 mi final. Local control asked if air carrier X was clear of runway 9L and the pilot stated that he was. I picked up my binoculars and observed the aircraft stopped on runway 9L east of the M-3 intersection. At this time air carrier Y was approximately 1/2 mi final and was issued a go around because of traffic on runway 9L. This is another problem we deal with daily at mia. Communication problems are becoming a norm for operating into and out of mia. Had the airport been IFR at the time of this incident I feel that this would have been a disastrous situation for both aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was complimented on controller vigilance and intervention. Reporter stated mia does not have a certified asde. The asde equipment has been at the facility for over a yr but there are no displays in the tower. The displays are located downstairs. Foreign air carrier flcs are a problem because of language barrier.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOREIGN ACR X NON COMPLIANCE WITH ATC CLRNC STOPPED ON RWY BUT RPTED CLR. ACR Y ISSUED GAR.

Narrative: ACR X (A FOREIGN ACR) WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 9L AT THE M-3 INTXN AND ACR Y WAS ON APCH TO RWY 9L APPROX 4 MI FINAL. ACR X TURNED DOWN ON RWY 9L AND STOPPED. ACR Y WAS 2 MI FINAL. LCL CTL ASKED IF ACR X WAS CLR OF RWY 9L AND THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS. I PICKED UP MY BINOCULARS AND OBSERVED THE ACFT STOPPED ON RWY 9L E OF THE M-3 INTXN. AT THIS TIME ACR Y WAS APPROX 1/2 MI FINAL AND WAS ISSUED A GAR BECAUSE OF TFC ON RWY 9L. THIS IS ANOTHER PROB WE DEAL WITH DAILY AT MIA. COM PROBS ARE BECOMING A NORM FOR OPERATING INTO AND OUT OF MIA. HAD THE ARPT BEEN IFR AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT I FEEL THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTROUS SIT FOR BOTH ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS COMPLIMENTED ON CTLR VIGILANCE AND INTERVENTION. RPTR STATED MIA DOES NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED ASDE. THE ASDE EQUIP HAS BEEN AT THE FACILITY FOR OVER A YR BUT THERE ARE NO DISPLAYS IN THE TWR. THE DISPLAYS ARE LOCATED DOWNSTAIRS. FOREIGN ACR FLCS ARE A PROB BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIER.

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.