An air carrier MD80 flight crew was cleared to takeoff then told to reject because of crossing traffic on runway 18L. The controller, apparently, forgot that the other traffic had been cleared to cross earlier.

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Attributes
ACN	378748
Time
Date	199708
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	378748
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Tower cleared us for takeoff and at approximately 100 KTS directed us to abort the takeoff due to the fact that he cleared another aircraft by mistake to cross down field on runway 18L at taxiway a. Abort was smooth and uneventful and no other problems encountered. We were instructed to taxi back for another takeoff and finished the flight with no further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC WAS CLRED TO TKOF THEN TOLD TO REJECT BECAUSE OF XING TFC ON RWY 18L. THE CTLR, APPARENTLY, FORGOT THAT THE OTHER TFC HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS EARLIER.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF AND AT APPROX 100 KTS DIRECTED US TO ABORT THE TKOF DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE CLRED ANOTHER ACFT BY MISTAKE TO CROSS DOWN FIELD ON RWY 18L AT TXWY A. ABORT WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL AND NO OTHER PROBS ENCOUNTERED. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI BACK FOR ANOTHER TKOF AND FINISHED THE FLT WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.