Captain of a B727 perceived that the ATCT ground controller was surprised that he was holding during taxi in for a spot adjacent to the ramp as the reporter's taxi clearance instructed.

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Attributes
ACN	494390
Time
Date	200012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	494390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed west side at dfw. Tower said 'taxi sbound then use the alpha bridge for spot 53, ground 121.65 on the east side.' went over alpha bridge, but couldn't get a word in edgewise. Held short of taxiway B until I could contact them. Gave way to an rj into spot 53 while waiting. Controller sounded surprised or miffed, or one of the two, when we finally got him. Cleared us into spot 53, contact ramp. This is just a cya maneuver, I don't think we did anything wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B727 PERCEIVED THAT THE ATCT GND CTLR WAS SURPRISED THAT HE WAS HOLDING DURING TAXI IN FOR A SPOT ADJACENT TO THE RAMP AS THE RPTR'S TAXI CLRNC INSTRUCTED.

Narrative: LANDED W SIDE AT DFW. TWR SAID 'TAXI SBOUND THEN USE THE ALPHA BRIDGE FOR SPOT 53, GND 121.65 ON THE E SIDE.' WENT OVER ALPHA BRIDGE, BUT COULDN'T GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE. HELD SHORT OF TXWY B UNTIL I COULD CONTACT THEM. GAVE WAY TO AN RJ INTO SPOT 53 WHILE WAITING. CTLR SOUNDED SURPRISED OR MIFFED, OR ONE OF THE TWO, WHEN WE FINALLY GOT HIM. CLRED US INTO SPOT 53, CONTACT RAMP. THIS IS JUST A CYA MANEUVER, I DON'T THINK WE DID ANYTHING WRONG.

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.