B767-300 flight crew has lost communication while position and hold runway 36L at lemd.

Attributes
ACN	723445
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lemd.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 177 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 10300
ASRS Report	723445
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	723261
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During taxi out in madrid we received clearance from our second ground control frequency to taxi to runway 36L and hold on S5. Approaching S5 ground switched us to tower on 118.07. We stopped on S5 and checked in with tower. Tower cleared us to 'position and wait behind air carrier Y.' at that time there was a cpr jet in position on runway 36L and the air carrier Y jet was holding short. The #2 radio was on 121.5 with the volume up since we had left the ramp. Air carrier Y departed. We stopped in position on runway 36L. We received a call from another aircraft on 121.5 that tower was trying to reach us. We recycled 118.07 on the #1 radio and called tower. Tower informed us that he had been trying to contact us on 118.07 and an emergency frequency and that we had stopped all departures. We informed tower that we had heard only the call from another aircraft on 121.5. Tower then cleared us for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 FLT CREW HAS LOST COM WHILE POSITION AND HOLD RWY 36L AT LEMD.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT IN MADRID WE RECEIVED CLRNC FROM OUR SECOND GND CTL FREQ TO TAXI TO RWY 36L AND HOLD ON S5. APCHING S5 GND SWITCHED US TO TWR ON 118.07. WE STOPPED ON S5 AND CHKED IN WITH TWR. TWR CLRED US TO 'POS AND WAIT BEHIND ACR Y.' AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A CPR JET IN POS ON RWY 36L AND THE ACR Y JET WAS HOLDING SHORT. THE #2 RADIO WAS ON 121.5 WITH THE VOLUME UP SINCE WE HAD LEFT THE RAMP. ACR Y DEPARTED. WE STOPPED IN POS ON RWY 36L. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM ANOTHER ACFT ON 121.5 THAT TWR WAS TRYING TO REACH US. WE RECYCLED 118.07 ON THE #1 RADIO AND CALLED TWR. TWR INFORMED US THAT HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT US ON 118.07 AND AN EMER FREQ AND THAT WE HAD STOPPED ALL DEPS. WE INFORMED TWR THAT WE HAD HEARD ONLY THE CALL FROM ANOTHER ACFT ON 121.5. TWR THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF.

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.