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A B737 flight crew misunderstands ewr tower clearance and taxied into position and hold without a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold 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 : 170 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 626218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 626619 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
Approaching taxiway west on taxiway right, expecting imminent takeoff clearance on runway 22R from taxiway west. Instead given clearance to cross runway 29 for runway 22R full-length. Both first officer and I thought we heard position and hold. Our first indication that was not true was when tower said 'air carrier X, I see you're on the runway.' fatigue was a factor. Duty day prior ended at XA30 EDT. No go around or other traffic conflicts occurred as a result. 2 aircraft did take off ahead of us on runway 22R at taxiway west.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT CREW MISUNDERSTANDS EWR TWR CLRNC AND TAXIED INTO POS AND HOLD WITHOUT A CLRNC.
Narrative: APCHING TXWY W ON TXWY R, EXPECTING IMMINENT TKOF CLRNC ON RWY 22R FROM TXWY W. INSTEAD GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 29 FOR RWY 22R FULL-LENGTH. BOTH FO AND I THOUGHT WE HEARD POS AND HOLD. OUR FIRST INDICATION THAT WAS NOT TRUE WAS WHEN TWR SAID 'ACR X, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE RWY.' FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR. DUTY DAY PRIOR ENDED AT XA30 EDT. NO GAR OR OTHER TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED AS A RESULT. 2 ACFT DID TAKE OFF AHEAD OF US ON RWY 22R AT TXWY W.
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.