MD88 captain had runway incursion after taking clearance meant for another air carrier at bos.

Attributes
ACN	532825
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	532825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain believed he was cleared into 'position and hold.' upon taxi into position, tower called 'that was for air carrier Y, not air carrier X.' captain of my plane had confirmed clearance prior to crossing the hold short.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CAPT HAD RWY INCURSION AFTER TAKING CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACR AT BOS.

Narrative: CAPT BELIEVED HE WAS CLRED INTO 'POS AND HOLD.' UPON TAXI INTO POS, TWR CALLED 'THAT WAS FOR ACR Y, NOT ACR X.' CAPT OF MY PLANE HAD CONFIRMED CLRNC PRIOR TO XING THE HOLD SHORT.

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.