An MD80 crew, after deicing at ewr, taxied onto an active taxiway without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	534429
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 10500
ASRS Report	534429
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were finished deicing in the ir pad. Deicing cleared us out and we contacted ground for taxi, but he informed us that he controled the taxiway and helipad we were on and we had not received clearance from him to taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, AFTER DEICING AT EWR, TAXIED ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE FINISHED DEICING IN THE IR PAD. DEICING CLRED US OUT AND WE CONTACTED GND FOR TAXI, BUT HE INFORMED US THAT HE CTLED THE TXWY AND HELIPAD WE WERE ON AND WE HAD NOT RECEIVED CLRNC FROM HIM TO TAXI.

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.