After landing lfpg, a B767 crew may have crossed a parallel runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	591583
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lfpg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	591583
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	591582
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

As we cleared runway 8R, 3 aircraft were being cleared to cross runway 8L in french. The tower controller spoke in a french accent in rapid fashion to us and we heard cleared to cross and contact ground on 121.97. We read back the crossing clearance we heard and got a reply confirming our readback. As we cleared runway 8L a new voice which spoke in clear english that told us that we had not been cleared to cross the runway. We apologized but the new voice stated that a report would be filed. We never heard hold short or negative from the controller at any time. There was an aircraft in position on runway 8L but he had not been cleared for takeoff. We had been in position during the time that the 3 aircraft had crossed runway 8L. Supplemental information from acn 591582: a clearance to cross runway 8L and contact ground on 121.97 he spoke with a heavy accent and very fast. I read back cleared to cross and contact ground. He read back what we thought was a confirmation of cleared to cross. He did not say negative ever and did not say hold short in a way that was understandable. Supplemental information from acn 591581: there was an airplane holding for takeoff during this time but had nto began takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG LFPG, A B767 CREW MAY HAVE CROSSED A PARALLEL RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AS WE CLRED RWY 8R, 3 ACFT WERE BEING CLRED TO CROSS RWY 8L IN FRENCH. THE TWR CTLR SPOKE IN A FRENCH ACCENT IN RAPID FASHION TO US AND WE HEARD CLRED TO CROSS AND CONTACT GND ON 121.97. WE READ BACK THE XING CLRNC WE HEARD AND GOT A REPLY CONFIRMING OUR READBACK. AS WE CLRED RWY 8L A NEW VOICE WHICH SPOKE IN CLEAR ENGLISH THAT TOLD US THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY. WE APOLOGIZED BUT THE NEW VOICE STATED THAT A RPT WOULD BE FILED. WE NEVER HEARD HOLD SHORT OR NEGATIVE FROM THE CTLR AT ANY TIME. THERE WAS AN ACFT IN POS ON RWY 8L BUT HE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. WE HAD BEEN IN POS DURING THE TIME THAT THE 3 ACFT HAD CROSSED RWY 8L. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 591582: A CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 8L AND CONTACT GND ON 121.97 HE SPOKE WITH A HVY ACCENT AND VERY FAST. I READ BACK CLRED TO CROSS AND CONTACT GND. HE READ BACK WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A CONFIRMATION OF CLRED TO CROSS. HE DID NOT SAY NEGATIVE EVER AND DID NOT SAY HOLD SHORT IN A WAY THAT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 591581: THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE HOLDING FOR TKOF DURING THIS TIME BUT HAD NTO BEGAN TKOF ROLL.

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.