An MD88 crew responding to another aircraft's clearance taxied across an active runway at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	498892
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	498892
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed on runway 31R at dfw. Taxied to and held short of runway 35C as per tower's instructions. After being cleared to cross runway 35C and holding short of runway 35L with numerous other aircraft, we heard and acknowledged 'air carrier xyz cross runway 35L up to and hold short of taxiway K.' apparently the call was for air carrier xya who acknowledged the call simultaneously with us. Tower was probably confused on who acknowledged the call. No conflict with traffic was observed. Adding to the situation was a tower controller who was doing a good job, but seemed intent on crossing as many aircraft as possible quickly, and seemed impatient with aircraft that responded slowly. Insistence on positive readback, as well as not allowing ourselves to feel rushed, is extremely important as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 CREW RESPONDING TO ANOTHER ACFT'S CLRNC TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY AT DFW.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 31R AT DFW. TAXIED TO AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 35C AS PER TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER BEING CLRED TO CROSS RWY 35C AND HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 35L WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT, WE HEARD AND ACKNOWLEDGED 'ACR XYZ CROSS RWY 35L UP TO AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY K.' APPARENTLY THE CALL WAS FOR ACR XYA WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH US. TWR WAS PROBABLY CONFUSED ON WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL. NO CONFLICT WITH TFC WAS OBSERVED. ADDING TO THE SIT WAS A TWR CTLR WHO WAS DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT SEEMED INTENT ON XING AS MANY ACFT AS POSSIBLE QUICKLY, AND SEEMED IMPATIENT WITH ACFT THAT RESPONDED SLOWLY. INSISTENCE ON POSITIVE READBACK, AS WELL AS NOT ALLOWING OURSELVES TO FEEL RUSHED, IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

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.