S80 departure from dfw observed parallel traffic entering runway resulting in an ATC initiated abort...

Attributes
ACN	599802
Time
Date	200311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	599802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	599807
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared into position on runway 17R at intersection eh. As we rolled forward, we noticed an aircraft Y jet also going into position at the full length. We noticed the conflict and stopped just over the hold line. After tower realized the problem, they aborted aircraft Y's takeoff. They gave us clearance to taxi onto the runway and off at taxiway Y. This situation occurred due to many factors: aircraft cleared for takeoff at full length, we were cleared into position before the aircraft Y had departed, we could not see aircraft Y because there was an aircraft between us and it was night. Also, we didn't register the aircraft taking off because sometimes they use intersection Y. So, in the future, aircraft should not be cleared into position until they are visible to the other aircraft awaiting takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 DEP FROM DFW OBSERVED PARALLEL TFC ENTERING RWY RESULTING IN AN ATC INITIATED ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS ON RWY 17R AT INTXN EH. AS WE ROLLED FORWARD, WE NOTICED AN ACFT Y JET ALSO GOING INTO POS AT THE FULL LENGTH. WE NOTICED THE CONFLICT AND STOPPED JUST OVER THE HOLD LINE. AFTER TWR REALIZED THE PROB, THEY ABORTED ACFT Y'S TKOF. THEY GAVE US CLRNC TO TAXI ONTO THE RWY AND OFF AT TXWY Y. THIS SIT OCCURRED DUE TO MANY FACTORS: ACFT CLRED FOR TKOF AT FULL LENGTH, WE WERE CLRED INTO POS BEFORE THE ACFT Y HAD DEPARTED, WE COULD NOT SEE ACFT Y BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACFT BTWN US AND IT WAS NIGHT. ALSO, WE DIDN'T REGISTER THE ACFT TAKING OFF BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY USE INTXN Y. SO, IN THE FUTURE, ACFT SHOULD NOT BE CLRED INTO POS UNTIL THEY ARE VISIBLE TO THE OTHER ACFT AWAITING TKOF.

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.

S80 departure from dfw observed parallel traffic entering runway resulting in an ATC initiated aborted takeoff.