Narrative:

At msp our flight was (all 3 crew members thought) cleared into position on runway, and be ready. We were then told to clear runway after about 1 min, due to landing traffic and traffic not clearing the runway. We were then cleared for takeoff. At ZZZ we were told we never received clearance for the first position and hold.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW AT MSP TAXIED INTO POS AND HOLD AND WERE LATER TOLD THEY WERE NOT GIVEN THAT CLRNC.

Narrative: AT MSP OUR FLT WAS (ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS THOUGHT) CLRED INTO POS ON RWY, AND BE READY. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO CLR RWY AFTER ABOUT 1 MIN, DUE TO LNDG TFC AND TFC NOT CLRING THE RWY. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. AT ZZZ WE WERE TOLD WE NEVER RECEIVED CLRNC FOR THE FIRST POS AND HOLD.

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.