Narrative:

I was working the local control east position; handling aircraft landing runway yy; and departing runway xxl. A 20 mile-in-trail; departure restriction for eastbound traffic was in effect. Because of this; ground control east was taxiing aircraft affected by this restriction to runway xxl via taxiways which require crossing runway xxl at taxiway 'AAA' with each aircraft. Each crossing is individually coordinated between ground control east and local control east. The local procedure for this crossing requires local control to flip the strip/strip holder over for aircraft that will be held (in position) while a crossing is conducted. This serves as a visual reminder to local control that prevents issuing takeoff clearance to an aircraft while an aircraft crosses the runway.ground control east had coordinated; and received approval from me to cross runway xxl behind a departing aircraft. In doing so; I should have flipped the strip for a CRJ2 over in my strip bay. In error; I flipped over the strip for another aircraft; in my bay; leaving the strip for the CRJ2 upright. I subsequently issued runway xxl departure clearance to the CRJ2; while ground control east was issuing taxi instructions to a CRJ7 to cross runway xxl. I scanned the runway as usual while issuing the departure clearance; and did not observe the CRJ7 moving near runway xxl. As the CRJ2 began takeoff roll; the amass alerted to the conflict. I keyed up to initiate instruction to the CRJ2; but the CRJ2 had already aborted takeoff; and was nearly stopped on the runway.there was much coordination taking place concerning the departure restriction for eastbound aircraft. The supervisor was coordinating exemptions for some aircraft from the restriction. This; in turn caused additional coordination between myself and ground control east; as he was advising me of these aircraft; and sequencing departures. This seems a small thing; but the additional coordination was unnecessary; and may have contributed to the mix-up between the strips; as ground control had to re-arrange strips sequenced for departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Three pilots and three controllers reported an incident where; due to Controller coordination issue; one air carrier started takeoff roll when another was crossing the runway downfield; resulting in an aborted takeoff.

Narrative: I was working the Local Control East position; handling aircraft landing Runway YY; and departing Runway XXL. A 20 mile-in-trail; departure restriction for eastbound traffic was in effect. Because of this; Ground Control East was taxiing aircraft affected by this restriction to Runway XXL via taxiways which require crossing Runway XXL at Taxiway 'AAA' with each aircraft. Each crossing is individually coordinated between Ground Control East and Local Control East. The local procedure for this crossing requires Local Control to flip the strip/strip holder over for aircraft that will be held (in position) while a crossing is conducted. This serves as a visual reminder to Local Control that prevents issuing takeoff clearance to an aircraft while an aircraft crosses the runway.Ground Control East had coordinated; and received approval from me to cross Runway XXL behind a departing aircraft. In doing so; I should have flipped the strip for a CRJ2 over in my strip bay. In error; I flipped over the strip for another aircraft; in my bay; leaving the strip for the CRJ2 upright. I subsequently issued Runway XXL departure clearance to the CRJ2; while Ground Control East was issuing taxi instructions to a CRJ7 to cross Runway XXL. I scanned the runway as usual while issuing the departure clearance; and did not observe the CRJ7 moving near Runway XXL. As the CRJ2 began takeoff roll; the AMASS alerted to the conflict. I keyed up to initiate instruction to the CRJ2; but the CRJ2 had already aborted takeoff; and was nearly stopped on the runway.There was much coordination taking place concerning the departure restriction for eastbound aircraft. The Supervisor was coordinating exemptions for some aircraft from the restriction. This; in turn caused additional coordination between myself and Ground Control East; as he was advising me of these aircraft; and sequencing departures. This seems a small thing; but the additional coordination was unnecessary; and may have contributed to the mix-up between the strips; as Ground Control had to re-arrange strips sequenced for departure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.