Narrative:

After receiving clearance to taxi to runway 16 from ground control at nrt, we were switched to nrt tower and told to hold short of runway 16. We acknowledged hold short runway 16. Aircraft landed on runway 16 and tower told us to taxi into position and hold. I acknowledged taxi into position and hold runway 16. As the captain began to advance power for taxi, he verified with both myself and the acting relief pilot, that we were cleared to taxi into position and hold. We both acknowledged yes to the taxi instructions given by the tower. Air carrier Y was on final when our instructions were given by the tower. The aircraft preceding air carrier Y cleared the runway 16 as we pulled on. After 30 to 45 seconds the captain asked the tower if we were cleared for takeoff. At that point it appeared the tower had forgotten us on the runway 16, and gave air carrier Y a clearance to go around. We then were given taxi clearance from tower to clear the active runway 16,by taxiing forward to A2 intersection make a left turn and proceed back to runway 16 holding short. We were then cleared again to taxi into position and hold. We again acknowledged the clearance, and proceeded to comply. Once on the runway 16 a takeoff clearance was given by the tower. We acknowledged the clearance and proceeded with our normal takeoff procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR CARRIER IS L IN POS FOR TKOF WITH TFC APPING TO LAND. A REMINDER BY THE CREW TO THE LCL CTLR OF THEIR POS AND LACK OF TKOF CLRNC PROMPTS A GAR CLRNC FOR THE ARR ACFT FROM THE LCL CTLR.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 16 FROM GND CTL AT NRT, WE WERE SWITCHED TO NRT TWR AND TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 16. WE ACKNOWLEDGED HOLD SHORT RWY 16. ACFT LANDED ON RWY 16 AND TWR TOLD US TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. I ACKNOWLEDGED TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 16. AS THE CAPT BEGAN TO ADVANCE PWR FOR TAXI, HE VERIFIED WITH BOTH MYSELF AND THE ACTING RELIEF PLT, THAT WE WERE CLEARED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. WE BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED YES TO THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE TWR. ACR Y WAS ON FINAL WHEN OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN BY THE TWR. THE ACFT PRECEDING ACR Y CLEARED THE RWY 16 AS WE PULLED ON. AFTER 30 TO 45 SECONDS THE CAPT ASKED THE TWR IF WE WERE CLEARED FOR TKOF. AT THAT POINT IT APPEARED THE TWR HAD FORGOTTEN US ON THE RWY 16, AND GAVE ACR Y A CLRNC TO GAR. WE THEN WERE GIVEN TAXI CLRNC FROM TWR TO CLEAR THE ACTIVE RWY 16,BY TAXIING FORWARD TO A2 INTXN MAKE A L TURN AND PROCEED BACK TO RWY 16 HOLDING SHORT. WE WERE THEN CLEARED AGAIN TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. WE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC, AND PROCEEDED TO COMPLY. ONCE ON THE RWY 16 A TKOF CLRNC WAS GIVEN BY THE TWR. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND PROCEEDED WITH OUR NORMAL TKOF PROCS.

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.