Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold on runway 11R minneapolis/st paul international airport. Aircraft had just landed and was clearing right. As he cleared we were cleared for takeoff. During takeoff roll we saw an medium large transport aircraft crossing our runway with no warning from the controller. We aborted at about 30 KTS. We received no explanation as to how this occurred. Controller was pushing the takeoff because of aircraft on shirt final.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LGT ABORTED TKOF AT MSP AT NIGHT WHEN AN MLG WAS OBSERVED CROSSING END OF RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY 11R MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTL ARPT. ACFT HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS CLEARING RIGHT. AS HE CLRED WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. DURING TKOF ROLL WE SAW AN MLG ACFT XING OUR RWY WITH NO WARNING FROM THE CTLR. WE ABORTED AT ABOUT 30 KTS. WE RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THIS OCCURRED. CTLR WAS PUSHING THE TKOF BECAUSE OF ACFT ON SHIRT FINAL.

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