A319 flight crew has runway incursion at phl.

Attributes
ACN	592159
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : reposition on field
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	592159
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received taxi instructions in phl to proceed (outbound) to spot X and contact ground control. Ground control gave instructions to taxi to runway 27L via taxiway east, and to hold short of runway 27R. Ground also advised that the company B767 ahead would be moving shortly. Since both pilots assumed that the B767 had been given the same taxi instructions to runway 27L, as B767 began to move, our aircraft followed, crossing runway 17/35. At that point, both pilots realized that the B767 was not going to runway 27L, but was being positioned on the east side of the field for a delayed departure. We advised ground that we had missed taxiway east and were now holding short of taxiway D. Ground then issued taxi instructions from that point to runway 27L. Note: upon crossing runway 17/35, captain asked first officer if clearance was all the way to hold short of runway 27L. Both agreed there were no other hold short instructions. Also, no aircraft were taking off or landing on runway 17/35 during runway crossing. A phone call to ground control indicated that runway 17/35 may have been closed at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW HAS RWY INCURSION AT PHL.

Narrative: RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS IN PHL TO PROCEED (OUTBOUND) TO SPOT X AND CONTACT GND CTL. GND CTL GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RWY 27L VIA TXWY E, AND TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R. GND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE COMPANY B767 AHEAD WOULD BE MOVING SHORTLY. SINCE BOTH PLTS ASSUMED THAT THE B767 HAD BEEN GIVEN THE SAME TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 27L, AS B767 BEGAN TO MOVE, OUR ACFT FOLLOWED, XING RWY 17/35. AT THAT POINT, BOTH PLTS REALIZED THAT THE B767 WAS NOT GOING TO RWY 27L, BUT WAS BEING POSITIONED ON THE E SIDE OF THE FIELD FOR A DELAYED DEP. WE ADVISED GND THAT WE HAD MISSED TXWY E AND WERE NOW HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY D. GND THEN ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THAT POINT TO RWY 27L. NOTE: UPON XING RWY 17/35, CAPT ASKED FO IF CLRNC WAS ALL THE WAY TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27L. BOTH AGREED THERE WERE NO OTHER HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ALSO, NO ACFT WERE TAKING OFF OR LNDG ON RWY 17/35 DURING RWY XING. A PHONE CALL TO GND CTL INDICATED THAT RWY 17/35 MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSED AT THAT TIME.

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.