Flight crew of a B767-200 inadvertently taxied into position for takeoff at a foreign airport when the tower controller wanted them to hold short of the runway. Another aircraft was sent around as a result. Total misunderstanding by 3 crew members (international relief pilot aboard).

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Attributes
ACN	401032
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 13750 flight time type : 1850
ASRS Report	401032
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	400860
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing from paris charles de gaulle airport (france) on may/fri/98, we were instructed by ground control to call tower on 119.25 when approaching runway 9. We complied. On or about XX12Z, we heard tower 'air carrier X, taxi into position runway 9 and wait.' I, first officer, replied 'roger, air carrier X taxi into position and hold behind departing aircraft.' after preceding aircraft -- an air carrier Y B737 -- was cleared for takeoff, we started to taxi towards beginning of runway 9. I asked the tower at this time, again: 'confirm air carrier X is cleared into position and hold?' tower response, as we all heard it was 'into position and wait.' at this time, all three of us in the cockpit were in agreement that we were cleared onto the runway. Supplemental information from acn 400860: the tower asked if we had entered the runway and after we said we had he instructed an aircraft on approach to go around. We were then cleared for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B767-200 INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO POS FOR TKOF AT A FOREIGN ARPT WHEN THE TWR CTLR WANTED THEM TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY. ANOTHER ACFT WAS SENT AROUND AS A RESULT. TOTAL MISUNDERSTANDING BY 3 CREW MEMBERS (INTL RELIEF PLT ABOARD).

Narrative: DEPARTING FROM PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE ARPT (FRANCE) ON MAY/FRI/98, WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY GND CTL TO CALL TWR ON 119.25 WHEN APCHING RWY 9. WE COMPLIED. ON OR ABOUT XX12Z, WE HEARD TWR 'ACR X, TAXI INTO POS RWY 9 AND WAIT.' I, FO, REPLIED 'ROGER, ACR X TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD BEHIND DEPARTING ACFT.' AFTER PRECEDING ACFT -- AN ACR Y B737 -- WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, WE STARTED TO TAXI TOWARDS BEGINNING OF RWY 9. I ASKED THE TWR AT THIS TIME, AGAIN: 'CONFIRM ACR X IS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD?' TWR RESPONSE, AS WE ALL HEARD IT WAS 'INTO POS AND WAIT.' AT THIS TIME, ALL THREE OF US IN THE COCKPIT WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT WE WERE CLRED ONTO THE RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 400860: THE TWR ASKED IF WE HAD ENTERED THE RWY AND AFTER WE SAID WE HAD HE INSTRUCTED AN ACFT ON APCH TO GAR. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF.

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.