Ground controller misleading phraseology causes B727 to incur taxiway at wrong intersection.

Attributes
ACN	514620
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	514620
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Pilot requested taxi clearance and ground controller gave instructions as follows 'taxi to runway 23, hold short of C4 inbound fuel truck.' we began taxi, intending to hold short of C4 when controller asked 'are you holding short of taxiway C?' we said no, we were told to hold short of C4. The ground controller stated there is no C4, and that he had asked us 'to hold short of taxiway C, 'for' a fuel truck.' we told him of the miscom from his taxi clearance, and he said no problem, redirected the fuel truck, and directed us to continue the taxi with no further events. This miscom with the number '4' and the word 'for' must be addressed, as it has caused other accidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR MISLEADING PHRASEOLOGY CAUSES B727 TO INCUR TXWY AT WRONG INTXN.

Narrative: PLT REQUESTED TAXI CLRNC AND GND CTLR GAVE INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS 'TAXI TO RWY 23, HOLD SHORT OF C4 INBOUND FUEL TRUCK.' WE BEGAN TAXI, INTENDING TO HOLD SHORT OF C4 WHEN CTLR ASKED 'ARE YOU HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY C?' WE SAID NO, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF C4. THE GND CTLR STATED THERE IS NO C4, AND THAT HE HAD ASKED US 'TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY C, 'FOR' A FUEL TRUCK.' WE TOLD HIM OF THE MISCOM FROM HIS TAXI CLRNC, AND HE SAID NO PROB, REDIRECTED THE FUEL TRUCK, AND DIRECTED US TO CONTINUE THE TAXI WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS. THIS MISCOM WITH THE NUMBER '4' AND THE WORD 'FOR' MUST BE ADDRESSED, AS IT HAS CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS.

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.