B727 crew had confusion on taxi clearance.

Attributes
ACN	412211
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	412211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While holding short of runway 22R on taxiway V, we heard tower say, cross runway 22R and proceed to ramp on taxiway rb. So had gotten clearance from ramp to taxi in at taxiway rb entrance. Prior to entering ramp at taxiway rb, tower called and asked if any traffic coming out on taxiway rb. I said no, and you cleared us in via taxiway rb, and our ramp control has cleared us in also -- is there a problem? His response was garbled, so I assumed that there might have been a communication problem with us taxiing to ramp without talking to ground. I called ground while taxiing in to ramp and told him that I might have misunderstood tower instruction to taxi to ramp. He said no problem. Also, recontacted tower and repeated above. He said no problem also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD CONFUSION ON TAXI CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22R ON TXWY V, WE HEARD TWR SAY, CROSS RWY 22R AND PROCEED TO RAMP ON TXWY RB. SO HAD GOTTEN CLRNC FROM RAMP TO TAXI IN AT TXWY RB ENTRANCE. PRIOR TO ENTERING RAMP AT TXWY RB, TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF ANY TFC COMING OUT ON TXWY RB. I SAID NO, AND YOU CLRED US IN VIA TXWY RB, AND OUR RAMP CTL HAS CLRED US IN ALSO -- IS THERE A PROB? HIS RESPONSE WAS GARBLED, SO I ASSUMED THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COM PROB WITH US TAXIING TO RAMP WITHOUT TALKING TO GND. I CALLED GND WHILE TAXIING IN TO RAMP AND TOLD HIM THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD TWR INSTRUCTION TO TAXI TO RAMP. HE SAID NO PROB. ALSO, RECONTACTED TWR AND REPEATED ABOVE. HE SAID NO PROB ALSO.

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.