Flight crew of an MD88 failed to obtain taxi clearance prior to taxi on active taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	464840
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	464840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft taxied from uncontrolled ramp onto active taxiway without clearance. Pilots distracted by checklist items and didn't request taxi clearance. Aircraft continued approximately 100 ft. No evasive action taken by any other aircraft. No runway incursion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MD88 FAILED TO OBTAIN TAXI CLRNC PRIOR TO TAXI ON ACTIVE TXWY.

Narrative: ACFT TAXIED FROM UNCTLED RAMP ONTO ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC. PLTS DISTRACTED BY CHKLIST ITEMS AND DIDN'T REQUEST TAXI CLRNC. ACFT CONTINUED APPROX 100 FT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OTHER ACFT. NO RWY INCURSION.

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.