Large transport flight crew is requested to make a go around due to traffic not clearing runway.

Attributes
ACN	364860
Time
Date	199704
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	364860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Preceding aircraft delayed their turnoff from the runway. Tower commanded us to go around. Spacing was continuously 2 1/2 mi between each aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A GAR DUE TO TFC NOT CLRING RWY.

Narrative: PRECEDING ACFT DELAYED THEIR TURNOFF FROM THE RWY. TWR COMMANDED US TO GAR. SPACING WAS CONTINUOUSLY 2 1/2 MI BTWN EACH ACFT.

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.