Air carrier taxiing into position noted an aircraft on approach lined up with the wrong runway and advised the tower. Tower initiated a go around to the landing aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	114216
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	114216
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	113119
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared 'on to hold' for runway 25R at lax, and as we began to taxi to position, all 3 crew members saw an aircraft lined up a couple miles out to, which looked to us as, our runway 25R. The captain slowly taxied to position to line up on centerline to check the other aircraft's position to see if he was actually lined up with runway 25R or 25L. The captain also posed the aircraft so he could immediately taxi off the runway if need be on the opposite taxiway. The captain then asked tower if there was another aircraft cleared to land on 25R. Tower said negative, the aircraft was cleared for 25L. At this time the other aircraft said they we're cleared to land on 25R and had 'emphasized' it because they seemed a little unclear too. Tower at that time said 'negative' they had been cleared to land on runway 25L and then sent the aircraft around. I do not recall hearing the landing clearance for the aircraft that was send around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAXIING INTO POSITION NOTED AN ACFT ON APCH LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY AND ADVISED THE TWR. TWR INITIATED A GO AROUND TO THE LNDG ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED 'ON TO HOLD' FOR RWY 25R AT LAX, AND AS WE BEGAN TO TAXI TO POS, ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS SAW AN ACFT LINED UP A COUPLE MILES OUT TO, WHICH LOOKED TO US AS, OUR RWY 25R. THE CAPT SLOWLY TAXIED TO POS TO LINE UP ON CENTERLINE TO CHECK THE OTHER ACFT'S POS TO SEE IF HE WAS ACTUALLY LINED UP WITH RWY 25R OR 25L. THE CAPT ALSO POSED THE ACFT SO HE COULD IMMEDIATELY TAXI OFF THE RWY IF NEED BE ON THE OPPOSITE TXWY. THE CAPT THEN ASKED TWR IF THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT CLRED TO LAND ON 25R. TWR SAID NEGATIVE, THE ACFT WAS CLRED FOR 25L. AT THIS TIME THE OTHER ACFT SAID THEY WE'RE CLRED TO LAND ON 25R AND HAD 'EMPHASIZED' IT BECAUSE THEY SEEMED A LITTLE UNCLEAR TOO. TWR AT THAT TIME SAID 'NEGATIVE' THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 25L AND THEN SENT THE ACFT AROUND. I DO NOT RECALL HEARING THE LNDG CLRNC FOR THE ACFT THAT WAS SEND AROUND.

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.