An apparent breakdown in communication between ground and local controllers at dfw resulted in a com...

Narrative:

We landed on runway 18R and turned off on E6 high speed turn off. Tower instructed us to pull up on wm and hold short of 18L. We pulled up to and started to hold short of runway 18L at wm. Controller then cleared a commuter jet across runway 18L and to contact ground. I read back full clearance to cross runway 18L. As we began to cross runway 18L the captain looked down the runway and saw a commuter jet in position and holding. Controller then cleared the commuter for takeoff on runway 18L. The captain immediately informed the controller we were crossing the runway. The tower controller then canceled the commuter's takeoff clearance; it appeared; before he started his takeoff roll. Upon crossing the runway we contacted ground and asked for the tower number but there was no other dialog with the controller regarding the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An apparent breakdown in communication between Ground and Local Controllers at DFW resulted in a commuter jet cleared for takeoff on Runway 18L while a large jet was still crossing the same runway.

Narrative: We landed on Runway 18R and turned off on E6 high speed turn off. Tower instructed us to pull up on WM and hold short of 18L. We pulled up to and started to hold short of Runway 18L at WM. Controller then cleared a commuter jet across Runway 18L and to contact ground. I read back full clearance to cross Runway 18L. As we began to cross Runway 18L the Captain looked down the runway and saw a commuter jet in position and holding. Controller then cleared the commuter for takeoff on Runway 18L. The Captain immediately informed the controller we were crossing the runway. The tower controller then canceled the commuter's takeoff clearance; it appeared; before he started his takeoff roll. Upon crossing the runway we contacted ground and asked for the tower number but there was no other dialog with the controller regarding the event.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	975182
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Tower
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

An apparent breakdown in communication between ground and local controllers at dfw resulted in a commuter jet cleared for takeoff on runway 18L while a large jet was still crossing the same runway.