Air carrier unable to clear runway.

Attributes
ACN	540548
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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 : 272
ASRS Report	540548
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 519
ASRS Report	541554
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a runway 22R landing and a hold short of runway 27R, we were instructed to cross runway 27R at taxiway C and to turn right on taxiway B, then contact ground. While crossing the runway, we noticed an air carrier Y F100 stopped just across the hold short, blocking our path and our ability to clear the runway for traffic, which was on short final. We informed tower we were blocked and could not clear the runway, and tower sent the landing traffic around. Traffic clearing at taxiway C at times is sent around on taxiway B and other times simply turns left on taxiway H. Standardized tower instructions would help here, though conditions do not always allow for this to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR UNABLE TO CLR RWY.

Narrative: AFTER A RWY 22R LNDG AND A HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY 27R AT TXWY C AND TO TURN R ON TXWY B, THEN CONTACT GND. WHILE XING THE RWY, WE NOTICED AN ACR Y F100 STOPPED JUST ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT, BLOCKING OUR PATH AND OUR ABILITY TO CLR THE RWY FOR TFC, WHICH WAS ON SHORT FINAL. WE INFORMED TWR WE WERE BLOCKED AND COULD NOT CLR THE RWY, AND TWR SENT THE LNDG TFC AROUND. TFC CLRING AT TXWY C AT TIMES IS SENT AROUND ON TXWY B AND OTHER TIMES SIMPLY TURNS L ON TXWY H. STANDARDIZED TWR INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HELP HERE, THOUGH CONDITIONS DO NOT ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

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.