After receiving clearance to position and hold, an MD80 crew noticed an aircraft lined up with the runway and advised the tower they would hold for traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	584042
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	584042
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold runway 36R. Both the first officer and I noticed an airplane on short final. We weren't 100% sure he was lined up with runway 36L or runway 36R. As we approached the hold short line, it became clear that he was on final for runway 36R. We told tower that we were going to hold short and did so. Afterwards, tower told us and an eagle to hold short. I feel certain that if we had not held short on our own, there would have been a conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO POS AND HOLD, AN MD80 CREW NOTICED AN ACFT LINED UP WITH THE RWY AND ADVISED THE TWR THEY WOULD HOLD FOR TFC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 36R. BOTH THE FO AND I NOTICED AN AIRPLANE ON SHORT FINAL. WE WEREN'T 100% SURE HE WAS LINED UP WITH RWY 36L OR RWY 36R. AS WE APCHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE, IT BECAME CLR THAT HE WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 36R. WE TOLD TWR THAT WE WERE GOING TO HOLD SHORT AND DID SO. AFTERWARDS, TWR TOLD US AND AN EAGLE TO HOLD SHORT. I FEEL CERTAIN THAT IF WE HAD NOT HELD SHORT ON OUR OWN, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT.

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.