Air carrier X taxied onto controled taxiway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295857
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	295857
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working ground control for air carrier company departure push. This can get quite busy. Air carrier X (B727) taxied from the ramp onto an active taxiway without clearance. One aircraft behind the B727 had clearance and had to stop while I attempted to identify the aircraft sitting on the taxiway in front of him. This is an ongoing problem with pilots from this company. This exact scenario has occurred numerous times. I complained to the supervisor on duty and said I wanted a deviation filed on the pilot. The supervisor refused. The assistant manager for plans and procedures also refused. The natca rep said he 'would do what I can.' I was later told the tapes were pulled and company was called via telephone and the matter was dropped. Management at mem has always handled company in this manner. Has been shown favoritism repeatedly and a real problem exists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TAXIED ONTO CTLED TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL FOR ACR COMPANY DEP PUSH. THIS CAN GET QUITE BUSY. ACR X (B727) TAXIED FROM THE RAMP ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC. ONE ACFT BEHIND THE B727 HAD CLRNC AND HAD TO STOP WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY THE ACFT SITTING ON THE TXWY IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH PLTS FROM THIS COMPANY. THIS EXACT SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. I COMPLAINED TO THE SUPERVISOR ON DUTY AND SAID I WANTED A DEV FILED ON THE PLT. THE SUPERVISOR REFUSED. THE ASSISTANT MGR FOR PLANS AND PROCS ALSO REFUSED. THE NATCA REP SAID HE 'WOULD DO WHAT I CAN.' I WAS LATER TOLD THE TAPES WERE PULLED AND COMPANY WAS CALLED VIA TELEPHONE AND THE MATTER WAS DROPPED. MGMNT AT MEM HAS ALWAYS HANDLED COMPANY IN THIS MANNER. HAS BEEN SHOWN FAVORITISM REPEATEDLY AND A REAL PROB EXISTS.

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.