Crj 700 flight crew is criticized for not being ready for departure at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	604753
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	604753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approaching runway 17R, we were #9 for takeoff. I shut down left engine to preserve fuel. Dfw (runway 17R) advised us when we were #2 for takeoff. I attempted to start left engine but got a 'hot' start. I told tower we needed 'few extra mins and were not ready for takeoff.' tower told us to call when we were ready. (We were holding at hold short line runway 17R at eh -- 1 of 3 approaching paths to runway 17R.) we were busy doing abnormal checklists and troubleshooting when the tower called several times, pushing us to be ready for takeoff and interrupting our checklists. First officer told tower we needed another min. Tower said we had traffic behind us on taxiway apron. (So, ATC should have moved them!) tower kept calling and slowing things down. (Unsafe situation with checklist interruptions.) after arriving cle, I called dfw tower supervisor and explained. He was rude and not receptive. 'Turbojet aircraft are to be ready to go reaching runway' he said. Typical 'blame' game.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ 700 FLT CREW IS CRITICIZED FOR NOT BEING READY FOR DEP AT DFW.

Narrative: APCHING RWY 17R, WE WERE #9 FOR TKOF. I SHUT DOWN L ENG TO PRESERVE FUEL. DFW (RWY 17R) ADVISED US WHEN WE WERE #2 FOR TKOF. I ATTEMPTED TO START L ENG BUT GOT A 'HOT' START. I TOLD TWR WE NEEDED 'FEW EXTRA MINS AND WERE NOT READY FOR TKOF.' TWR TOLD US TO CALL WHEN WE WERE READY. (WE WERE HOLDING AT HOLD SHORT LINE RWY 17R AT EH -- 1 OF 3 APCHING PATHS TO RWY 17R.) WE WERE BUSY DOING ABNORMAL CHKLISTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING WHEN THE TWR CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, PUSHING US TO BE READY FOR TKOF AND INTERRUPTING OUR CHKLISTS. FO TOLD TWR WE NEEDED ANOTHER MIN. TWR SAID WE HAD TFC BEHIND US ON TXWY APRON. (SO, ATC SHOULD HAVE MOVED THEM!) TWR KEPT CALLING AND SLOWING THINGS DOWN. (UNSAFE SIT WITH CHKLIST INTERRUPTIONS.) AFTER ARRIVING CLE, I CALLED DFW TWR SUPVR AND EXPLAINED. HE WAS RUDE AND NOT RECEPTIVE. 'TURBOJET ACFT ARE TO BE READY TO GO REACHING RWY' HE SAID. TYPICAL 'BLAME' GAME.

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.