Narrative:

Received clearance to position and hold runway 22L, with instructions to be ready for immediate takeoff, aircraft on 2 mi final. The next transmission from tower to us was understood as our takeoff clearance, and with power already up as per previous instructions, takeoff roll commenced immediately. Then an airbus crossed runway 22L downfield on runway 27 or echo.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR RECEIVED CLRNC INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 22L WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE READY FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF, WITH AN ACFT ON 2 MI FINAL. THE NEXT XMISSION FROM TWR TO THE RPTR WAS UNDERSTOOD AS A TKOF CLRNC. WITH PWR ALREADY UP AS PER PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, TKOF ROLL COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY. THEN AN AIRBUS CROSSED RWY 22L DOWNFIELD ON RWY 27 OR ECHO.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC TO POS AND HOLD RWY 22L, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE READY FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF, ACFT ON 2 MI FINAL. THE NEXT XMISSION FROM TWR TO US WAS UNDERSTOOD AS OUR TKOF CLRNC, AND WITH PWR ALREADY UP AS PER PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, TKOF ROLL COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY. THEN AN AIRBUS CROSSED RWY 22L DOWNFIELD ON RWY 27 OR ECHO.

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.