Narrative:

After much confusion at gate over passenger count we pushed back and were holding short of taxiway a from gate alleyway. Ground control gave us clearance to taxi to runway 9L via txwys a and J. Looking at weight and balance information we did not have takeoff numbers for this runway. Upon telling ground control of this they hurriedly asked (told) us to taxi to runway 9L and let them know when we had received our new numbers from company. As I buried my head in the ACARS trying to send a message to the dispatcher requesting the new numbers, the captain started taxiing. Unfortunately, he taxied left out of the alleyway and should have gone right. I was of no help as I was hurriedly typing on the ACARS. Upon approaching runway 32R the captain asked me to confirm with ground we had clearance to cross runway 32R. At this time the captain, ground control and me all came to realize we had turned the wrong way. After a short discussion with ground we elected to take off on runway 32R since we had numbers for it and it was of no difference to ord that early in the morning. Information leading up to this: ATIS was still calling runway 9L closed for quiet hours restrs, company didn't give us numbers for a 'closed' runway. We allowed ground to rush us to taxi. I went heads down and didn't back the captain up. Early morning report with no breakfast. First time in yrs at ord for both pilots. The ground controller stated runway 9L and the captain just got stuck in his head the left part. There were no other aircraft affected by our mistake and other than the embarrassment, there seemed to be no concern by ground. Many lessons learned though!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WRONG DIRECTION OF TURN IN THE EARLY MORNING AT ORD, IL, RESULTS IN A ROUTING NOT PLANNED BY THE TWR GND CTLR. NOT NOTICED BY CREW OR GND CTLR UNTIL REQUEST WAS MADE TO CROSS A RWY NOT ON THE ASSIGNED RTE.

Narrative: AFTER MUCH CONFUSION AT GATE OVER PAX COUNT WE PUSHED BACK AND WERE HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY A FROM GATE ALLEYWAY. GND CTL GAVE US CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 9L VIA TXWYS A AND J. LOOKING AT WT AND BAL INFO WE DID NOT HAVE TKOF NUMBERS FOR THIS RWY. UPON TELLING GND CTL OF THIS THEY HURRIEDLY ASKED (TOLD) US TO TAXI TO RWY 9L AND LET THEM KNOW WHEN WE HAD RECEIVED OUR NEW NUMBERS FROM COMPANY. AS I BURIED MY HEAD IN THE ACARS TRYING TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE DISPATCHER REQUESTING THE NEW NUMBERS, THE CAPT STARTED TAXIING. UNFORTUNATELY, HE TAXIED L OUT OF THE ALLEYWAY AND SHOULD HAVE GONE R. I WAS OF NO HELP AS I WAS HURRIEDLY TYPING ON THE ACARS. UPON APCHING RWY 32R THE CAPT ASKED ME TO CONFIRM WITH GND WE HAD CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 32R. AT THIS TIME THE CAPT, GND CTL AND ME ALL CAME TO REALIZE WE HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION WITH GND WE ELECTED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 32R SINCE WE HAD NUMBERS FOR IT AND IT WAS OF NO DIFFERENCE TO ORD THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING. INFO LEADING UP TO THIS: ATIS WAS STILL CALLING RWY 9L CLOSED FOR QUIET HRS RESTRS, COMPANY DIDN'T GIVE US NUMBERS FOR A 'CLOSED' RWY. WE ALLOWED GND TO RUSH US TO TAXI. I WENT HEADS DOWN AND DIDN'T BACK THE CAPT UP. EARLY MORNING RPT WITH NO BREAKFAST. FIRST TIME IN YRS AT ORD FOR BOTH PLTS. THE GND CTLR STATED RWY 9L AND THE CAPT JUST GOT STUCK IN HIS HEAD THE L PART. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT AFFECTED BY OUR MISTAKE AND OTHER THAN THE EMBARRASSMENT, THERE SEEMED TO BE NO CONCERN BY GND. MANY LESSONS LEARNED THOUGH!

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.