A B737-300 flight crew aborts takeoff as a crj crossed active runway.

Attributes
ACN	579673
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, 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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10230 flight time type : 737
ASRS Report	579673
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	579677
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Denver tower put us into position and hold on runway 17R and had to situation for at least a couple mins. Tower then sent a landing aircraft around for aircraft on runway. After aircraft was climbing away, tower cleared us for takeoff. As soon as power was up to 40% N1 and started to push up to takeoff thrust, a regional jet crossed at taxiway ec after we had been cleared for takeoff. Aborted the takeoff due to aircraft crossing runway. Tower then asked if we needed any assistance. We said the reason for the abort was due to regional jet crossing the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 FLT CREW ABORTS TKOF AS A CRJ CROSSED ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: DENVER TWR PUT US INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 17R AND HAD TO SIT FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE MINS. TWR THEN SENT A LNDG ACFT AROUND FOR ACFT ON RWY. AFTER ACFT WAS CLBING AWAY, TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. AS SOON AS PWR WAS UP TO 40% N1 AND STARTED TO PUSH UP TO TKOF THRUST, A REGIONAL JET CROSSED AT TXWY EC AFTER WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. ABORTED THE TKOF DUE TO ACFT XING RWY. TWR THEN ASKED IF WE NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE. WE SAID THE REASON FOR THE ABORT WAS DUE TO REGIONAL JET XING THE RWY.

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.