Local controller clears an air carrier aircraft to taxi into position and hold with a commuter aircraft on 3-4 mi final. Someone advised 'aircraft on final,' and the controller issued a go around and cleared the air carrier for takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	363177
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	363177
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	363084
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were taxiing on taxiway east with tower when they asked if we could use E10 for intersection takeoff. We responded with an affirmative. (An aircraft was holding on taxiway east pad to runway for a delayed departure.) I told the captain that I would be off ATC frequency to give the pre takeoff advisory to the flight attendants. When I returned to primary tower frequency, I advised the captain and he stated we were cleared into position to hold on runway 18R. I looked to my right on final and saw an aircraft appearing to be 3-4 mi on final. At that moment, an unidented voice on frequency said 'aircraft on final.' the tower then said something to the effect of 'air carrier X, were you cleared into position?' the captain then responded to ATC that we had received clearance. The tower then said to the effect, 'ok, you are cleared to hold in position.' we were cleared for takeoff about a min later without further question or incident. The aircraft on final was sent around and maintained pattern altitude. Supplemental information from acn 363084: small commuter on final went around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR CLRS AN ACR ACFT TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD WITH A COMMUTER ACFT ON 3-4 MI FINAL. SOMEONE ADVISED 'ACFT ON FINAL,' AND THE CTLR ISSUED A GAR AND CLRED THE ACR FOR TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING ON TXWY E WITH TWR WHEN THEY ASKED IF WE COULD USE E10 FOR INTXN TKOF. WE RESPONDED WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE. (AN ACFT WAS HOLDING ON TXWY E PAD TO RWY FOR A DELAYED DEP.) I TOLD THE CAPT THAT I WOULD BE OFF ATC FREQ TO GIVE THE PRE TKOF ADVISORY TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS. WHEN I RETURNED TO PRIMARY TWR FREQ, I ADVISED THE CAPT AND HE STATED WE WERE CLRED INTO POS TO HOLD ON RWY 18R. I LOOKED TO MY R ON FINAL AND SAW AN ACFT APPEARING TO BE 3-4 MI ON FINAL. AT THAT MOMENT, AN UNIDENTED VOICE ON FREQ SAID 'ACFT ON FINAL.' THE TWR THEN SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'ACR X, WERE YOU CLRED INTO POS?' THE CAPT THEN RESPONDED TO ATC THAT WE HAD RECEIVED CLRNC. THE TWR THEN SAID TO THE EFFECT, 'OK, YOU ARE CLRED TO HOLD IN POS.' WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ABOUT A MIN LATER WITHOUT FURTHER QUESTION OR INCIDENT. THE ACFT ON FINAL WAS SENT AROUND AND MAINTAINED PATTERN ALT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 363084: SMALL COMMUTER ON FINAL WENT AROUND.

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.