MD80 crew crossed runway hold short line during taxi for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	498370
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
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 : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	498370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxied for departure from mia. Instructions were to taxi via taxiway Q1 to runway 9L. As we approached taxiway Q, we were assigned our sequence by ground and changed to tower frequency 118.3. Upon changing to tower, tower called us and directed us to call company. While this was happening, the #1 and #2 airplanes ahead of us took off. Captain was taxiing and I called company on VHF #2. Purpose of call was to recover cell phone lost by an employee in the cargo bin. While conversation ensued, we continued toward runway 9L and as we came to a stop short of the runway, tower sent a B727, on final for runway 9L, around and told us we should have held short. Although we were across the hold line, we did not encroach on the runway. We allowed ourselves to be distraction at an important time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW CROSSED RWY HOLD SHORT LINE DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: TAXIED FOR DEP FROM MIA. INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TAXI VIA TXWY Q1 TO RWY 9L. AS WE APCHED TXWY Q, WE WERE ASSIGNED OUR SEQUENCE BY GND AND CHANGED TO TWR FREQ 118.3. UPON CHANGING TO TWR, TWR CALLED US AND DIRECTED US TO CALL COMPANY. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE #1 AND #2 AIRPLANES AHEAD OF US TOOK OFF. CAPT WAS TAXIING AND I CALLED COMPANY ON VHF #2. PURPOSE OF CALL WAS TO RECOVER CELL PHONE LOST BY AN EMPLOYEE IN THE CARGO BIN. WHILE CONVERSATION ENSUED, WE CONTINUED TOWARD RWY 9L AND AS WE CAME TO A STOP SHORT OF THE RWY, TWR SENT A B727, ON FINAL FOR RWY 9L, AROUND AND TOLD US WE SHOULD HAVE HELD SHORT. ALTHOUGH WE WERE ACROSS THE HOLD LINE, WE DID NOT ENCROACH ON THE RWY. WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BE DISTR AT AN IMPORTANT TIME.

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.