Attempting to exit runway 17, on taxiway H, at phl, flight crew advises local controller that they are not clear of runway when hearing local controller clear another aircraft for takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	515581
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	515581
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	515582
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

While trying to clear runway 17 at phl on taxiway H, we could not taxi the aircraft clear of the hold short lines to get off of the runway due to 3 aircraft taxiing north on taxiway east. While waiting for the taxiing planes to move out of our way to exit the runway, tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff on runway 17. We saw the aircraft on the roll and notified ground that we were not clear of the runway. We believe there was not any danger or conflict of our 2 planes, but tower should have held the runway 17 departure until we cleared the runway. Supplemental information from acn 515582: after realizing that we would remain on the runway side of the lines, I notified phl ground that we were not clear of active runway 17. The controller tried to make room for us in the line but was unable to do so. Tower then cleared an aircraft for takeoff on runway 17 prior to our aircraft being clear. Poor taxi clrncs at phl (blocking runway exits).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATTEMPTING TO EXIT RWY 17, ON TXWY H, AT PHL, FLC ADVISES LCL CTLR THAT THEY ARE NOT CLR OF RWY WHEN HEARING LCL CTLR CLR ANOTHER ACFT FOR TKOF.

Narrative: WHILE TRYING TO CLR RWY 17 AT PHL ON TXWY H, WE COULD NOT TAXI THE ACFT CLR OF THE HOLD SHORT LINES TO GET OFF OF THE RWY DUE TO 3 ACFT TAXIING N ON TXWY E. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TAXIING PLANES TO MOVE OUT OF OUR WAY TO EXIT THE RWY, TWR CLRED AN ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 17. WE SAW THE ACFT ON THE ROLL AND NOTIFIED GND THAT WE WERE NOT CLR OF THE RWY. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS NOT ANY DANGER OR CONFLICT OF OUR 2 PLANES, BUT TWR SHOULD HAVE HELD THE RWY 17 DEP UNTIL WE CLRED THE RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 515582: AFTER REALIZING THAT WE WOULD REMAIN ON THE RWY SIDE OF THE LINES, I NOTIFIED PHL GND THAT WE WERE NOT CLR OF ACTIVE RWY 17. THE CTLR TRIED TO MAKE ROOM FOR US IN THE LINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. TWR THEN CLRED AN ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 17 PRIOR TO OUR ACFT BEING CLR. POOR TAXI CLRNCS AT PHL (BLOCKING RWY EXITS).

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.