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B757 crew was in position on runway 21R when another aircraft was issued takeoff clearance on the same runway and an aircraft on final was directed to go around in dtw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground other : acft clred for tkof |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 5600 |
| ASRS Report | 534534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
Narrative:
We left the deice pad and were told by tower that we were #1 for takeoff on runway 21, 'taxi into position and hold.' we taxied into position and after approximately 30 seconds, another aircraft was cleared into position for runway 21R and 'cleared for takeoff.' we stated we were already on the runway. Apparently the clearance was for the other runway (runway 21L). Tower told an aircraft on final to 'go around.' tower shortly apologized to the go around aircraft and to us for the confusion. As far as I can tell, it was a case of mistaking which aircraft was at the proper runway or just telling the right aircraft to take off on the wrong runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW WAS IN POS ON RWY 21R WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS ISSUED TKOF CLRNC ON THE SAME RWY AND AN ACFT ON FINAL WAS DIRECTED TO GO AROUND IN DTW.
Narrative: WE LEFT THE DEICE PAD AND WERE TOLD BY TWR THAT WE WERE #1 FOR TKOF ON RWY 21, 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' WE TAXIED INTO POS AND AFTER APPROX 30 SECONDS, ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED INTO POS FOR RWY 21R AND 'CLRED FOR TKOF.' WE STATED WE WERE ALREADY ON THE RWY. APPARENTLY THE CLRNC WAS FOR THE OTHER RWY (RWY 21L). TWR TOLD AN ACFT ON FINAL TO 'GO AROUND.' TWR SHORTLY APOLOGIZED TO THE GAR ACFT AND TO US FOR THE CONFUSION. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IT WAS A CASE OF MISTAKING WHICH ACFT WAS AT THE PROPER RWY OR JUST TELLING THE RIGHT ACFT TO TAKE OFF ON THE WRONG RWY.
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.