Narrative:

On taxi to active runway for departure (runway 27L at phl), we were instructed to hold short of runway 27R, which we acknowledged and repeated. After an aircraft landed and passed the intersection at which we were holding short of the landing runway (runway 27R), the local ground controller cleared us across runway 27R to taxi to runway 27L. We could see another aircraft on final approach for runway 27R, but no conflict would have occurred as the aircraft looked like it was on about a 2 mi final. After we crossed the hold short line and were technically on the active runway, the controller changed his mind and told us to hold short. At this point I advised the ground controller we were unable as we were past the hold short line by 20-30 ft. At the same time, I suggested to the captain, who was taxiing the aircraft, that he keep the aircraft rolling across the active runway to avoid a conflict with the aircraft on about a 1 mi final. However, he stopped the aircraft. At this point the tower controller made the aircraft on final go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 AT PHL CROSSED HOLD SHORT LINES AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO CROSS THE RWY THEN HOLD SHORT. TFC ON SHORT FINAL WAS ISSUED A GAR.

Narrative: ON TAXI TO ACTIVE RWY FOR DEP (RWY 27L AT PHL), WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R, WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND REPEATED. AFTER AN ACFT LANDED AND PASSED THE INTXN AT WHICH WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF THE LNDG RWY (RWY 27R), THE LCL GND CTLR CLRED US ACROSS RWY 27R TO TAXI TO RWY 27L. WE COULD SEE ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 27R, BUT NO CONFLICT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AS THE ACFT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL. AFTER WE CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND WERE TECHNICALLY ON THE ACTIVE RWY, THE CTLR CHANGED HIS MIND AND TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT. AT THIS POINT I ADVISED THE GND CTLR WE WERE UNABLE AS WE WERE PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE BY 20-30 FT. AT THE SAME TIME, I SUGGESTED TO THE CAPT, WHO WAS TAXIING THE ACFT, THAT HE KEEP THE ACFT ROLLING ACROSS THE ACTIVE RWY TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH THE ACFT ON ABOUT A 1 MI FINAL. HOWEVER, HE STOPPED THE ACFT. AT THIS POINT THE TWR CTLR MADE THE ACFT ON FINAL GO AROUND.

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.