Hold short taxi clearance disputed at atl, GA.

Attributes
ACN	482396
Time
Date	200008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	482396
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After being pushed back from the gate, we continued our normal ground checks and taxi procedures. The first officer received the taxi clearance and we continued. Ground control was very busy and there was a line forming for the runway in use. As we continued our taxi and preflight checklist, ground control asked where we were. Then they saw us and said that we were supposed to have held short of taxiway D. Both the captain and first officer said they never heard that and they did not read it back with the taxi instructions. As the first officer, I never heard the hold short of taxiway D clearance for us. We proceeded in line for the runway and nothing else was said. There was not a conflict between our aircraft and any other on the ground. There was a miscom between ground control and our aircraft. We never heard the hold short instruction and ground thought that they gave it to us. The miscom could have been caused by heavy ground frequency talk, very busy ground controller, and very busy cockpit crew doing preflight checks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOLD SHORT TAXI CLRNC DISPUTED AT ATL, GA.

Narrative: AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, WE CONTINUED OUR NORMAL GND CHKS AND TAXI PROCS. THE FO RECEIVED THE TAXI CLRNC AND WE CONTINUED. GND CTL WAS VERY BUSY AND THERE WAS A LINE FORMING FOR THE RWY IN USE. AS WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI AND PREFLT CHKLIST, GND CTL ASKED WHERE WE WERE. THEN THEY SAW US AND SAID THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE HELD SHORT OF TXWY D. BOTH THE CAPT AND FO SAID THEY NEVER HEARD THAT AND THEY DID NOT READ IT BACK WITH THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. AS THE FO, I NEVER HEARD THE HOLD SHORT OF TXWY D CLRNC FOR US. WE PROCEEDED IN LINE FOR THE RWY AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. THERE WAS NOT A CONFLICT BTWN OUR ACFT AND ANY OTHER ON THE GND. THERE WAS A MISCOM BTWN GND CTL AND OUR ACFT. WE NEVER HEARD THE HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION AND GND THOUGHT THAT THEY GAVE IT TO US. THE MISCOM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HVY GND FREQ TALK, VERY BUSY GND CTLR, AND VERY BUSY COCKPIT CREW DOING PREFLT CHKS.

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.