B737-800 flight crew has a runway incursion at atl.

Attributes
ACN	720635
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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
ASRS Report	720635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	720395
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Current ATIS at taxi from the gate in atl showed departure runways 9L and 8L. Atl chart showed runway 8R-26L closed. At first contact with ground he said taxi to runway 26 and I thought he said right. As I taxied to the runway the first officer was busy getting runway data and loading the FMC with the runway change. En route to runway 26R I crossed the end of runway 26L. The controller asked where we were going. We said the right; he said he cleared us to the left. We told him according to the chart the runway was closed. Between the ATIS showing the runway inactive and the chart showing it closed I assumed it was. I called ZTL he said there was no conflict and didn't have a problem with the incursion. They just wanted me to pass on to flight office to get new and accurate atl chart to the pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLT CREW HAS A RWY INCURSION AT ATL.

Narrative: CURRENT ATIS AT TAXI FROM THE GATE IN ATL SHOWED DEP RWYS 9L AND 8L. ATL CHART SHOWED RWY 8R-26L CLOSED. AT FIRST CONTACT WITH GND HE SAID TAXI TO RWY 26 AND I THOUGHT HE SAID R. AS I TAXIED TO THE RWY THE FO WAS BUSY GETTING RWY DATA AND LOADING THE FMC WITH THE RWY CHANGE. ENRTE TO RWY 26R I CROSSED THE END OF RWY 26L. THE CTLR ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. WE SAID THE R; HE SAID HE CLRED US TO THE L. WE TOLD HIM ACCORDING TO THE CHART THE RWY WAS CLOSED. BTWN THE ATIS SHOWING THE RWY INACTIVE AND THE CHART SHOWING IT CLOSED I ASSUMED IT WAS. I CALLED ZTL HE SAID THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND DIDN'T HAVE A PROB WITH THE INCURSION. THEY JUST WANTED ME TO PASS ON TO FLT OFFICE TO GET NEW AND ACCURATE ATL CHART TO THE PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.