CL65 taxiing at atl misunderstood ATC instructions.

Attributes
ACN	577673
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 105
ASRS Report	577673
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	577394
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The captain and I were in a canadair regional jet taxiing eastbound on taxiway left at atl. We were given instructions to taxi on taxiway left and were to hold short of taxiway D (an intersecting taxiway). The captain and I misunderstood the instructions and thought the controller said to hold short on taxiway left. We first noticed the confusion when we began the turn onto taxiway D and saw a B767 approaching us on taxiway M. Taxiway M is a parallel taxiway to taxiway left. I immediately told the captain to stop taxiing. We stopped short of taxiway M with enough room for the B767 to pass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 TAXIING AT ATL MISUNDERSTOOD ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE IN A CANADAIR REGIONAL JET TAXIING EBOUND ON TXWY L AT ATL. WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ON TXWY L AND WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY D (AN INTERSECTING TXWY). THE CAPT AND I MISUNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THOUGHT THE CTLR SAID TO HOLD SHORT ON TXWY L. WE FIRST NOTICED THE CONFUSION WHEN WE BEGAN THE TURN ONTO TXWY D AND SAW A B767 APCHING US ON TXWY M. TXWY M IS A PARALLEL TXWY TO TXWY L. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE CAPT TO STOP TAXIING. WE STOPPED SHORT OF TXWY M WITH ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE B767 TO PASS.

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.