Narrative:

Landing runway 9R atl first time. Landed, exited runway. Told to hold short of runway 9L on taxiway south. Tower cleared us to cross runway 9L at taxiway south, taxiway left to ramp. So I taxied across runway 9L at taxiway south to taxiway L7. Noticed a B757 coming from the right on taxiway left. I held on taxiway L7 while my first officer contacted ramp for our gate. Ramp called us back and told us to contact ground. Ground chewed us out. Another air carrier that arrived prior to us listened in and received the same instructions and did the same thing I did. Usually, when you cross a runway, they give you instructions to contact ground. They did not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLC CROSS RWY 9L ON TXWY L AND CHANGE TO RAMP CTL BEFORE BEING RELEASED FOR TAXI AND FREQ CHANGE BY LCL CTLR.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 9R ATL FIRST TIME. LANDED, EXITED RWY. TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9L ON TXWY S. TWR CLRED US TO CROSS RWY 9L AT TXWY S, TXWY L TO RAMP. SO I TAXIED ACROSS RWY 9L AT TXWY S TO TXWY L7. NOTICED A B757 COMING FROM THE R ON TXWY L. I HELD ON TXWY L7 WHILE MY FO CONTACTED RAMP FOR OUR GATE. RAMP CALLED US BACK AND TOLD US TO CONTACT GND. GND CHEWED US OUT. ANOTHER ACR THAT ARRIVED PRIOR TO US LISTENED IN AND RECEIVED THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS AND DID THE SAME THING I DID. USUALLY, WHEN YOU CROSS A RWY, THEY GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT GND. THEY DID NOT.

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.