An air carrier DC9 had been cleared for takeoff runway 3C and as it started to power up for takeoff they observed another air carrier DC9 crossing the runway about 1500 ft in front of them. The reporting flight crew held their position until they confirmed their takeoff clearance and the other DC9 was clear of the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	377007
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 11800
ASRS Report	377007
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was captain on air carrier X (DC9) dtw-pit. We had been cleared for takeoff by dtw tower on runway 3C. As we started the power up for takeoff we noticed an air carrier Y DC9 approaching runway 3C on taxiway F. I told the first officer to hold the takeoff to see if he would stop. He continued crossing the runway about 1500 ft away from us. We then re-verified our takeoff clearance, and took off. I later phoned dtw tower to discuss the matter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DC9 HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 3C AND AS IT STARTED TO PWR UP FOR TKOF THEY OBSERVED ANOTHER ACR DC9 XING THE RWY ABOUT 1500 FT IN FRONT OF THEM. THE RPTING FLC HELD THEIR POS UNTIL THEY CONFIRMED THEIR TKOF CLRNC AND THE OTHER DC9 WAS CLR OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON ACR X (DC9) DTW-PIT. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF BY DTW TWR ON RWY 3C. AS WE STARTED THE PWR UP FOR TKOF WE NOTICED AN ACR Y DC9 APCHING RWY 3C ON TXWY F. I TOLD THE FO TO HOLD THE TKOF TO SEE IF HE WOULD STOP. HE CONTINUED XING THE RWY ABOUT 1500 FT AWAY FROM US. WE THEN RE-VERIFIED OUR TKOF CLRNC, AND TOOK OFF. I LATER PHONED DTW TWR TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.

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.