Narrative:

We were holding short of runway 19R. Tower gave us a clearance that we thought was to taxi in position and hold, and what he actually meant was taxi closer to the hold line and hold. His transmission was very fast and slightly garbled. I asked the first officer what was said by the tower, and he confirmed taxi in position and hold. Tower was very busy. No incident involved due to no lndgs, and an aircraft had just taken off.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT CREW MISUNDERSTOOD THE TWR CTLR CLRNC AND TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD, WHEN THEY WERE CLRED TO PULL UP TO THE HOLD LINE ONLY.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 19R. TWR GAVE US A CLRNC THAT WE THOUGHT WAS TO TAXI IN POS AND HOLD, AND WHAT HE ACTUALLY MEANT WAS TAXI CLOSER TO THE HOLD LINE AND HOLD. HIS XMISSION WAS VERY FAST AND SLIGHTLY GARBLED. I ASKED THE FO WHAT WAS SAID BY THE TWR, AND HE CONFIRMED TAXI IN POS AND HOLD. TWR WAS VERY BUSY. NO INCIDENT INVOLVED DUE TO NO LNDGS, AND AN ACFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF.

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.