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An air carrier DC9 had been cleared for takeoff runway 3C and as it started to power up for takeoff they observed another air carrier DC9 crossing the runway about 1500 ft in front of them. The reporting flight crew held their position until they confirmed their takeoff clearance and the other DC9 was clear of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 11800 |
| ASRS Report | 377007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was captain on air carrier X (DC9) dtw-pit. We had been cleared for takeoff by dtw tower on runway 3C. As we started the power up for takeoff we noticed an air carrier Y DC9 approaching runway 3C on taxiway F. I told the first officer to hold the takeoff to see if he would stop. He continued crossing the runway about 1500 ft away from us. We then re-verified our takeoff clearance, and took off. I later phoned dtw tower to discuss the matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DC9 HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 3C AND AS IT STARTED TO PWR UP FOR TKOF THEY OBSERVED ANOTHER ACR DC9 XING THE RWY ABOUT 1500 FT IN FRONT OF THEM. THE RPTING FLC HELD THEIR POS UNTIL THEY CONFIRMED THEIR TKOF CLRNC AND THE OTHER DC9 WAS CLR OF THE RWY.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON ACR X (DC9) DTW-PIT. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF BY DTW TWR ON RWY 3C. AS WE STARTED THE PWR UP FOR TKOF WE NOTICED AN ACR Y DC9 APCHING RWY 3C ON TXWY F. I TOLD THE FO TO HOLD THE TKOF TO SEE IF HE WOULD STOP. HE CONTINUED XING THE RWY ABOUT 1500 FT AWAY FROM US. WE THEN RE-VERIFIED OUR TKOF CLRNC, AND TOOK OFF. I LATER PHONED DTW TWR TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.
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.