B767 flight crew crossed runway hold line at santiago, chile.

Attributes
ACN	585865
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : scel.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : position and hold ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	585865
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	586151
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Clearance was to taxi to runway 17 via txwys G, C and a. On taxiway a we switched to tower frequency and received a transmission from tower. Transmission was in very poor english using non standard terminology and containing the words 'position and wait.' first officer made a very clear reply 'confirm C/south cleared into position runway 17 and hold.' tower replied, 'affirmative, position and hold.' as we taxied across the hold short line tower called and told us to stop and wait in the 'holding bay.' we advised tower we were already on the runway. Tower later informed us that our clearance was to taxi into position in the 'holding bay and wait.' this was not as they confirmed for us. The tower controller did not appear to have an adequate command of the english language and he used non standard terminology.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT CREW CROSSED RWY HOLD LINE AT SANTIAGO, CHILE.

Narrative: CLRNC WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 17 VIA TXWYS G, C AND A. ON TXWY A WE SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND RECEIVED A XMISSION FROM TWR. XMISSION WAS IN VERY POOR ENGLISH USING NON STANDARD TERMINOLOGY AND CONTAINING THE WORDS 'POS AND WAIT.' FO MADE A VERY CLR REPLY 'CONFIRM C/S CLRED INTO POS RWY 17 AND HOLD.' TWR REPLIED, 'AFFIRMATIVE, POS AND HOLD.' AS WE TAXIED ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE TWR CALLED AND TOLD US TO STOP AND WAIT IN THE 'HOLDING BAY.' WE ADVISED TWR WE WERE ALREADY ON THE RWY. TWR LATER INFORMED US THAT OUR CLRNC WAS TO TAXI INTO POS IN THE 'HOLDING BAY AND WAIT.' THIS WAS NOT AS THEY CONFIRMED FOR US. THE TWR CTLR DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND HE USED NON STANDARD TERMINOLOGY.

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.