Narrative:

At approximately XA25Z on dec/xa/01, tower cleared our aircraft for position and hold and be ready for immediate departure on runway 31L. Shortly after clearance, tower told us to hold short of the runway. We replied that we were across the hold short line, but not on the runway. We made that statement twice and tower notified A320 of our aircraft being across the hold short line, but not on the runway, and cleared them to land. Aircraft landed and we were never a factor, but I felt that the landing clearance should have never been given to A320, given [the fact that] we were across the hold short line for that runway. WX conditions probably were a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO DC8 STOPPED PAST THE RWY HOLD SHORT LINE AFTER THE TWR CTLR RESCINDED THEIR CLRNC TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. HOWEVER, BY THE TIME THE TWR AMENDED THEIR CLRNC THEY WERE ALREADY GOING OVER THE LINE, BUT NOT PROTRUDING ONTO THE RWY.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA25Z ON DEC/XA/01, TWR CLRED OUR ACFT FOR POS AND HOLD AND BE READY FOR IMMEDIATE DEP ON RWY 31L. SHORTLY AFTER CLRNC, TWR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY. WE REPLIED THAT WE WERE ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT NOT ON THE RWY. WE MADE THAT STATEMENT TWICE AND TWR NOTIFIED A320 OF OUR ACFT BEING ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE, BUT NOT ON THE RWY, AND CLRED THEM TO LAND. ACFT LANDED AND WE WERE NEVER A FACTOR, BUT I FELT THAT THE LNDG CLRNC SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN TO A320, GIVEN [THE FACT THAT] WE WERE ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR THAT RWY. WX CONDITIONS PROBABLY WERE A FACTOR.

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.