A B737-300 is slow to cross runway 27L at phl, causing an aircraft on final to go around.

Attributes
ACN	405726
Time
Date	199806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
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	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	405726
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	405635
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Cleared to cross runway 27R with an aircraft on final (temperature 82 degrees F, ie, soft pavement). One engine taxi due to no APU. Aircraft on final did a go around as our aircraft and an MD80 were unable to clear the runway in time. Supplemental information from acn 405635: we were cleared to cross runway 27R, for a takeoff on runway 27L at phl, a xbleed start would take place after crossing runway 27R. Phl ground controller cleared us, and an MD80 to cross runway 27R simultaneously. The phl ground controller told both of us to expedite as there was an aircraft on a 1 mi final. The aircraft on final executed a go around to be on the safe side, assuming that us and MD80 might still be on the runway. The aircraft passed 300 ft above and behind our aircraft as he executed his go around. In retrospect, maybe the ground controller should have had us and MD80 hold short of runway 27R until the aircraft landed, then had us cross. Also maybe xbleed starts should be performed before aircraft are instructed to expedite across runways, or allow aircraft to start both engines at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 IS SLOW TO CROSS RWY 27L AT PHL, CAUSING AN ACFT ON FINAL TO GAR.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27R WITH AN ACFT ON FINAL (TEMP 82 DEGS F, IE, SOFT PAVEMENT). ONE ENG TAXI DUE TO NO APU. ACFT ON FINAL DID A GAR AS OUR ACFT AND AN MD80 WERE UNABLE TO CLR THE RWY IN TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 405635: WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27R, FOR A TKOF ON RWY 27L AT PHL, A XBLEED START WOULD TAKE PLACE AFTER XING RWY 27R. PHL GND CTLR CLRED US, AND AN MD80 TO CROSS RWY 27R SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PHL GND CTLR TOLD BOTH OF US TO EXPEDITE AS THERE WAS AN ACFT ON A 1 MI FINAL. THE ACFT ON FINAL EXECUTED A GAR TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, ASSUMING THAT US AND MD80 MIGHT STILL BE ON THE RWY. THE ACFT PASSED 300 FT ABOVE AND BEHIND OUR ACFT AS HE EXECUTED HIS GAR. IN RETROSPECT, MAYBE THE GND CTLR SHOULD HAVE HAD US AND MD80 HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R UNTIL THE ACFT LANDED, THEN HAD US CROSS. ALSO MAYBE XBLEED STARTS SHOULD BE PERFORMED BEFORE ACFT ARE INSTRUCTED TO EXPEDITE ACROSS RWYS, OR ALLOW ACFT TO START BOTH ENGS AT THE GATE.

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.