Air carrier widebody transport unauthorized runway entry.

Attributes
ACN	80272
Time
Date	198801
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mbi airport : mbj
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	80272
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew had flown jfk dir mia, then mia dir mbj and was taxiing for takeoff from mbj dir mia to complete the trip. Due to uncertainty of continued employment with company cockpit morale was low with a minor disagreement among flight crew starting out of jfk. During taxi out from mbj the captain had the first officer and myself starting engines as he received taxi and flight clrncs. After completing engine start and required taxi checklists, flight approached the active runway. The first officer asked the captain if we had been clrd onto the runway or just to hold short. The captain replied that we had definitely been clrd onto the runway to hold. As we crossed onto the runway tower called wanting to know where we were going as the taxi clearance was only to the runway to hold short. After some apologies and discussion between the captain and ATC, ATC clrd us for takeoff. I feel the morale and company pressure for on time flight performance was a large contributing factor to this unauthorized excursion and under other circumstances could have been catastrophic!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB UNAUTH RWY ENTRY.

Narrative: CREW HAD FLOWN JFK DIR MIA, THEN MIA DIR MBJ AND WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF FROM MBJ DIR MIA TO COMPLETE THE TRIP. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT WITH COMPANY COCKPIT MORALE WAS LOW WITH A MINOR DISAGREEMENT AMONG FLT CREW STARTING OUT OF JFK. DURING TAXI OUT FROM MBJ THE CAPT HAD THE F/O AND MYSELF STARTING ENGS AS HE RECEIVED TAXI AND FLT CLRNCS. AFTER COMPLETING ENG START AND REQUIRED TAXI CHKLISTS, FLT APCHED THE ACTIVE RWY. THE F/O ASKED THE CAPT IF WE HAD BEEN CLRD ONTO THE RWY OR JUST TO HOLD SHORT. THE CAPT REPLIED THAT WE HAD DEFINITELY BEEN CLRD ONTO THE RWY TO HOLD. AS WE CROSSED ONTO THE RWY TWR CALLED WANTING TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE GOING AS THE TAXI CLRNC WAS ONLY TO THE RWY TO HOLD SHORT. AFTER SOME APOLOGIES AND DISCUSSION BTWN THE CAPT AND ATC, ATC CLRD US FOR TKOF. I FEEL THE MORALE AND COMPANY PRESSURE FOR ON TIME FLT PERFORMANCE WAS A LARGE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS UNAUTHORIZED EXCURSION AND UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.