Apparent situation of an MD80 on takeoff roll as reporter's aircraft crossed the same runway.

Attributes
ACN	387880
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure 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 : 20000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	387880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	387891
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi via taxiway south to taxiway a down taxiway a to cross the approach end of runway 27 to parking. We read back the clearance and proceeded. Upon crossing runway 27, my first officer and I noticed an aircraft in the takeoff position for runway 9. Our first impression was that the aircraft was waiting for us to cross. We continued to cross and as we exited the runway we noticed the aircraft was actually on takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APPARENT SIT OF AN MD80 ON TKOF ROLL AS RPTR'S ACFT CROSSED THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI VIA TXWY S TO TXWY A DOWN TXWY A TO CROSS THE APCH END OF RWY 27 TO PARKING. WE READ BACK THE CLRNC AND PROCEEDED. UPON XING RWY 27, MY FO AND I NOTICED AN ACFT IN THE TKOF POS FOR RWY 9. OUR FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE ACFT WAS WAITING FOR US TO CROSS. WE CONTINUED TO CROSS AND AS WE EXITED THE RWY WE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS ACTUALLY ON TKOF ROLL.

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.