B737 crew was given clearance to cross a runway when another aircraft was taking off.

Attributes
ACN	622370
Time
Date	200311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	622370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	622369
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

After executing a visual approach to runway 25L to a full stop, we were told to taxi and hold short runway 25R at F6, stay with tower. We waited while 4 aircraft departed and were finally cleared to cross and contact ground when clear. We acknowledged the clearance and proceeded across. While taxiing across the runway we noticed landing lights at the approach end of the runway. An aircraft took off and rotated well before reaching the intersection of F6 and runway 25R. We told tower what we had observed then switched frequencys to ground who then cleared us to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS A RWY WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS TAKING OFF.

Narrative: AFTER EXECUTING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25L TO A FULL STOP, WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT RWY 25R AT F6, STAY WITH TWR. WE WAITED WHILE 4 ACFT DEPARTED AND WERE FINALLY CLRED TO CROSS AND CONTACT GND WHEN CLR. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND PROCEEDED ACROSS. WHILE TAXIING ACROSS THE RWY WE NOTICED LNDG LIGHTS AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY. AN ACFT TOOK OFF AND ROTATED WELL BEFORE REACHING THE INTXN OF F6 AND RWY 25R. WE TOLD TWR WHAT WE HAD OBSERVED THEN SWITCHED FREQS TO GND WHO THEN CLRED US TO THE GATE.

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.