Crj-700 at dfw departs ramp spot and begins taxi without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	596368
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
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	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	596368
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After repeated calls to ground from a 'spot' on the ramp we concluded that the procedure was to move onto taxiway and then contact ground control. This apparently is not correct. There was no conflict with other aircraft. This situation was caused by: 1) lack of response from controller (assuming he could hear our 6 or 7 calls on an apparently working radio. A simple 'standby' would suffice). 2) overly complex, multi-page taxi instructions at dfw. 3) crew unfamiliar with dfw procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-700 AT DFW DEPARTS RAMP SPOT AND BEGINS TAXI WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO GND FROM A 'SPOT' ON THE RAMP WE CONCLUDED THAT THE PROC WAS TO MOVE ONTO TXWY AND THEN CONTACT GND CTL. THIS APPARENTLY IS NOT CORRECT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT. THIS SIT WAS CAUSED BY: 1) LACK OF RESPONSE FROM CTLR (ASSUMING HE COULD HEAR OUR 6 OR 7 CALLS ON AN APPARENTLY WORKING RADIO. A SIMPLE 'STANDBY' WOULD SUFFICE). 2) OVERLY COMPLEX, MULTI-PAGE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT DFW. 3) CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH DFW PROCS.

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.