Narrative:

Flight XXX (air carrier XXX) was cleared for a visual approach to runway 22R at ord. My first officer was flying while I worked communication as per SOP. After a normal touchdown, the first officer still had control of the aircraft into the rollout. As we decelerated below 80 KTS, I began placing my hands and feet on the controls for the xfer of aircraft control. At this time the tower said 'XXX, turn left taxiway C, cross runway 27R, then ground point 9.' with the noise from the reversers and the xfer of control taking place, it was hard to hear clearly and I was busy. I quickly acknowledged the instruction and we proceeded to the gate in short order. As we approached the gate I began to question myself as to whether I actually heard the 'cross runway 27R' part since this is a common clearance for ord. There was no apparent conflict with another aircraft and the runway was visually checked before crossing. The incident bothered me for some time following the incident since I take pride in being a safety conscious pilot. I think I will question clrncs in similar sits. Having said that, I think ATC was a contributing factor in the potential problem. It is not uncommon for ATC to issue instructions during landing rollout when pilots are very busy and it's often very noisy from reversing. I would like to see a change in ATC policy in that only minimum instructions be issued during rollout, ie, 'turn left on taxiway C.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING MLG ON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG DURING REVERSER OP WAS GIVEN TAXI DIRECTIONS NOT CLRLY UNDERSTOOD DUE TO NOISE.

Narrative: FLT XXX (ACR XXX) WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22R AT ORD. MY FO WAS FLYING WHILE I WORKED COM AS PER SOP. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE FO STILL HAD CTL OF THE ACFT INTO THE ROLLOUT. AS WE DECELERATED BELOW 80 KTS, I BEGAN PLACING MY HANDS AND FEET ON THE CTLS FOR THE XFER OF ACFT CTL. AT THIS TIME THE TWR SAID 'XXX, TURN L TXWY C, CROSS RWY 27R, THEN GND POINT 9.' WITH THE NOISE FROM THE REVERSERS AND THE XFER OF CTL TAKING PLACE, IT WAS HARD TO HEAR CLRLY AND I WAS BUSY. I QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE INSTRUCTION AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE IN SHORT ORDER. AS WE APCHED THE GATE I BEGAN TO QUESTION MYSELF AS TO WHETHER I ACTUALLY HEARD THE 'CROSS RWY 27R' PART SINCE THIS IS A COMMON CLRNC FOR ORD. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT AND THE RWY WAS VISUALLY CHKED BEFORE XING. THE INCIDENT BOTHERED ME FOR SOME TIME FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT SINCE I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING A SAFETY CONSCIOUS PLT. I THINK I WILL QUESTION CLRNCS IN SIMILAR SITS. HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK ATC WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE POTENTIAL PROB. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ATC TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS DURING LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN PLTS ARE VERY BUSY AND IT'S OFTEN VERY NOISY FROM REVERSING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CHANGE IN ATC POLICY IN THAT ONLY MINIMUM INSTRUCTIONS BE ISSUED DURING ROLLOUT, IE, 'TURN L ON TXWY C.'

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.