Narrative:

ATIS called a 400 ft overcast, 3 mi visibility in light rain, 3 degrees C. Preparations for the flight went well. I went through the before takeoff down to the line check at the request of the captain. Over the PA I announced we would be underway as soon as we taxied out to runway 1L and I asked the flight attendant to take her seat. Ground control told us to pull over into a holding block for a 5 min delay. I advised the passenger of the delay. As soon as I was finished with the passenger, we were told to hold short of runway 1L. The captain stopped at the ILS critical hold line. Then the tower controller told us to pull up and hold short of runway 1L, which I read back. I thought the captain was clear of our instructions and everything was going well. The captain asked me to check our departure frequency, which I did and I also turned on the wing anti-ice. Then the captain asked for the below line check, which I also completed. At this point I felt everything was normal as we taxied into position on runway 1L. I glanced out on final and noted that it was clear. At that point I had thought we were cleared into position. Shortly after we took position we heard the engines of the B727 going around. My first thought was the tower must have made a mistake. The tower then cleared us for takeoff. I think the reason for us pulling out on the runway was we were in the habit of, after holding short, pulling into position or being cleared for takeoff. Instead we were told to hold short again at the runway hold lines instead of the ILS hold lines. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that tower never mentioned the incident until they called back from their destination. The go around was executed on a see and avoid basis by the B727 when he broke out of the clouds at 400 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION AT MKE, WI, CAUSING A GAR BY A B727 ON AN ILS WITH WX AT 400 FT 3 DME. NO NOTIFICATION FROM TWR ABOUT THE INCURSION TO THE AIRBORNE ACFT.

Narrative: ATIS CALLED A 400 FT OVCST, 3 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT RAIN, 3 DEGS C. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FLT WENT WELL. I WENT THROUGH THE BEFORE TKOF DOWN TO THE LINE CHK AT THE REQUEST OF THE CAPT. OVER THE PA I ANNOUNCED WE WOULD BE UNDERWAY AS SOON AS WE TAXIED OUT TO RWY 1L AND I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO TAKE HER SEAT. GND CTL TOLD US TO PULL OVER INTO A HOLDING BLOCK FOR A 5 MIN DELAY. I ADVISED THE PAX OF THE DELAY. AS SOON AS I WAS FINISHED WITH THE PAX, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 1L. THE CAPT STOPPED AT THE ILS CRITICAL HOLD LINE. THEN THE TWR CTLR TOLD US TO PULL UP AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 1L, WHICH I READ BACK. I THOUGHT THE CAPT WAS CLR OF OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL. THE CAPT ASKED ME TO CHK OUR DEP FREQ, WHICH I DID AND I ALSO TURNED ON THE WING ANTI-ICE. THEN THE CAPT ASKED FOR THE BELOW LINE CHK, WHICH I ALSO COMPLETED. AT THIS POINT I FELT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AS WE TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 1L. I GLANCED OUT ON FINAL AND NOTED THAT IT WAS CLR. AT THAT POINT I HAD THOUGHT WE WERE CLRED INTO POS. SHORTLY AFTER WE TOOK POS WE HEARD THE ENGS OF THE B727 GOING AROUND. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE TWR MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. THE TWR THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF. I THINK THE REASON FOR US PULLING OUT ON THE RWY WAS WE WERE IN THE HABIT OF, AFTER HOLDING SHORT, PULLING INTO POS OR BEING CLRED FOR TKOF. INSTEAD WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT AGAIN AT THE RWY HOLD LINES INSTEAD OF THE ILS HOLD LINES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT TWR NEVER MENTIONED THE INCIDENT UNTIL THEY CALLED BACK FROM THEIR DEST. THE GAR WAS EXECUTED ON A SEE AND AVOID BASIS BY THE B727 WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 400 FT.

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.