B737 aborted takeoff because of B747 crossing flight path.

Attributes
ACN	326528
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	326525
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 13100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to takeoff on runway 21C at dfw. A B747 had landed on runway 21L and taxied on runway 27L wbound. We were not told about that, so when we commenced our takeoff roll we were confronted with what looked like, a widebody transport crossing in front of us. Runway 21C does not intersect with runway 27L but from our low perspective it was alarming, and not having the airport diagram in front of me (the SID instead), I decided to abort (at 100 KTS), with tenerife and dtw's reputation of runway incursions racing through my mind. No injuries or damage occurred, but we would have taken off directly over a loaded B747. What if: an engine failure, a late abort! I strongly recommend holding departing traffic for aircraft crossing and not allow departing traffic to takeoff over parked, taxiing aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF B747 XING FLT PATH.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF ON RWY 21C AT DFW. A B747 HAD LANDED ON RWY 21L AND TAXIED ON RWY 27L WBOUND. WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT THAT, SO WHEN WE COMMENCED OUR TKOF ROLL WE WERE CONFRONTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE, A WDB XING IN FRONT OF US. RWY 21C DOES NOT INTERSECT WITH RWY 27L BUT FROM OUR LOW PERSPECTIVE IT WAS ALARMING, AND NOT HAVING THE ARPT DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF ME (THE SID INSTEAD), I DECIDED TO ABORT (AT 100 KTS), WITH TENERIFE AND DTW'S REPUTATION OF RWY INCURSIONS RACING THROUGH MY MIND. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF DIRECTLY OVER A LOADED B747. WHAT IF: AN ENG FAILURE, A LATE ABORT! I STRONGLY RECOMMEND HOLDING DEPARTING TFC FOR ACFT XING AND NOT ALLOW DEPARTING TFC TO TKOF OVER PARKED, TAXIING ACFT.

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.