A B737-300 flight crew challenges the tower controller's assertion that they were not cleared across runway 28L after exiting on taxiway D from runway 28R at sfo, ca.

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Attributes
ACN	511201
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	511201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 307
ASRS Report	511860
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer briefed and we were cleared quiet bridge runway 28R sfo. We briefed at taxiway K to gate. On rollout, tower requested expedite to next taxiway T. Taxiway was occupied -- we chose taxiway D. I took aircraft at that time. We understood tower to say 'air carrier Y (on taxiway T)' and 'cross runway 28.' first officer replied 'air carrier X crossing runway 28L.' after crossing, tower told us we were not to cross and to turn right on taxiway B contact ground. We contacted ground for an uneventful taxi to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 FLC CHALLENGES THE TWR CTLR'S ASSERTION THAT THEY WERE NOT CLRED ACROSS RWY 28L AFTER EXITING ON TXWY D FROM RWY 28R AT SFO, CA.

Narrative: FO BRIEFED AND WE WERE CLRED QUIET BRIDGE RWY 28R SFO. WE BRIEFED AT TXWY K TO GATE. ON ROLLOUT, TWR REQUESTED EXPEDITE TO NEXT TXWY T. TXWY WAS OCCUPIED -- WE CHOSE TXWY D. I TOOK ACFT AT THAT TIME. WE UNDERSTOOD TWR TO SAY 'ACR Y (ON TXWY T)' AND 'CROSS RWY 28.' FO REPLIED 'ACR X XING RWY 28L.' AFTER XING, TWR TOLD US WE WERE NOT TO CROSS AND TO TURN R ON TXWY B CONTACT GND. WE CONTACTED GND FOR AN UNEVENTFUL TAXI TO GATE.

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.