Narrative:

After landing lax runway 24R, flight was cleared to taxi eastbound on taxiway east and hold short of taxiway D10. (Ultimate destination was gate xx.) the reason for the hold short appeared to be other ground traffic exiting the D10 alleyway. Approaching the designated hold short point, both the first officer and myself heard the ground controller clear us to give way to the B727 exiting the alley onto taxiway D (wbound), then taxi to gate xx. This clearance was acknowledged by the first officer and we continued to the gate. Approaching the gate, we were advised to phone the tower and given a phone number. After calling the tower, I was informed that the ground controller had not recalled that he had cleared us to the gate, and thought that we had taxied without clearance. I assured the person answering the phone that we both were positive that we had indeed received and acknowledged the clearance prior to proceeding. The responder in the tower allowed that the controller may have had a long day and forgot that he had issued the clearance. The responder said not to worry about the problem, and that he was embarrassed that we had to make the call.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT RPTED THAT, AFTER LNDG AT LAX, HE RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO HIS GATE. AS HE NEARED THE COMPLETION OF THE TAXI, HE WAS TOLD TO CALL THE TWR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG LAX RWY 24R, FLT WAS CLRED TO TAXI EBOUND ON TXWY E AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY D10. (ULTIMATE DEST WAS GATE XX.) THE REASON FOR THE HOLD SHORT APPEARED TO BE OTHER GND TFC EXITING THE D10 ALLEYWAY. APCHING THE DESIGNATED HOLD SHORT POINT, BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF HEARD THE GND CTLR CLR US TO GIVE WAY TO THE B727 EXITING THE ALLEY ONTO TXWY D (WBOUND), THEN TAXI TO GATE XX. THIS CLRNC WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE FO AND WE CONTINUED TO THE GATE. APCHING THE GATE, WE WERE ADVISED TO PHONE THE TWR AND GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER. AFTER CALLING THE TWR, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE GND CTLR HAD NOT RECALLED THAT HE HAD CLRED US TO THE GATE, AND THOUGHT THAT WE HAD TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC. I ASSURED THE PERSON ANSWERING THE PHONE THAT WE BOTH WERE POSITIVE THAT WE HAD INDEED RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC PRIOR TO PROCEEDING. THE RESPONDER IN THE TWR ALLOWED THAT THE CTLR MAY HAVE HAD A LONG DAY AND FORGOT THAT HE HAD ISSUED THE CLRNC. THE RESPONDER SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROB, AND THAT HE WAS EMBARRASSED THAT WE HAD TO MAKE THE CALL.

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.