B757-200 crew was given a 'line up and wait' clearance at tnca.

Attributes
ACN	539124
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tnca.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
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 : tnca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	539124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Line up and wait. Holding short #1 for runway 11, we received ATC clearance from tower and were instructed to line up and wait. We read back line up and wait to tower, crosschecked between both pilots for the line up and wait clearance. Holding in position on runway 11 for approximately 2 mins, tower instructed air carrier to go around, stating that air carrier flight XXXX was not cleared to take the runway. We responded we were indeed cleared to line up and wait and had read back the instructions to tower before taking the runway. Conditions at the field were VFR. Remaining in position and hold, we were cleared for takeoff and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW WAS GIVEN A 'LINE UP AND WAIT' CLRNC AT TNCA.

Narrative: LINE UP AND WAIT. HOLDING SHORT #1 FOR RWY 11, WE RECEIVED ATC CLRNC FROM TWR AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO LINE UP AND WAIT. WE READ BACK LINE UP AND WAIT TO TWR, XCHKED BTWN BOTH PLTS FOR THE LINE UP AND WAIT CLRNC. HOLDING IN POS ON RWY 11 FOR APPROX 2 MINS, TWR INSTRUCTED ACR TO GO AROUND, STATING THAT ACR FLT XXXX WAS NOT CLRED TO TAKE THE RWY. WE RESPONDED WE WERE INDEED CLRED TO LINE UP AND WAIT AND HAD READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS TO TWR BEFORE TAKING THE RWY. CONDITIONS AT THE FIELD WERE VFR. REMAINING IN POS AND HOLD, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND DEPARTED.

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.