B757 flight crew is given position and hold on 19R at sna and never given takeoff clearance causing ...

Attributes
ACN	779992
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : position and hold
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	779992
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	780000
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold on runway 19R; the B737 which had just landed; was still rolling out and had not cleared the runway. While we were holding in position; tower reported our pending departure to rj traffic on final. While we were holding in position; tower communicated with a helicopter operating southeast of the departure path at 500 ft AGL; and advised us of that traffic. While we were holding in position; tower made 1 or more xmissions to GA aircraft. Tower then reported to us that the rj traffic on final was now at 2 mi; we responded that we had not received takeoff clearance. Tower canceled our takeoff clearance (which we had never received) and directed the rj on final to go around. We were cleared for takeoff several mins late; after rj; executing go around; had cleared the departure path.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW IS GIVEN POSITION AND HOLD ON 19R AT SNA AND NEVER GIVEN TKOF CLEARANCE CAUSING RJ TO GAR.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 19R; THE B737 WHICH HAD JUST LANDED; WAS STILL ROLLING OUT AND HAD NOT CLRED THE RWY. WHILE WE WERE HOLDING IN POS; TWR RPTED OUR PENDING DEP TO RJ TFC ON FINAL. WHILE WE WERE HOLDING IN POS; TWR COMMUNICATED WITH A HELI OPERATING SE OF THE DEP PATH AT 500 FT AGL; AND ADVISED US OF THAT TFC. WHILE WE WERE HOLDING IN POS; TWR MADE 1 OR MORE XMISSIONS TO GA ACFT. TWR THEN RPTED TO US THAT THE RJ TFC ON FINAL WAS NOW AT 2 MI; WE RESPONDED THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC. TWR CANCELED OUR TKOF CLRNC (WHICH WE HAD NEVER RECEIVED) AND DIRECTED THE RJ ON FINAL TO GO AROUND. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF SEVERAL MINS LATE; AFTER RJ; EXECUTING GAR; HAD CLRED THE DEP PATH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

B757 flight crew is given position and hold on 19R at sna and never given takeoff clearance causing rj to go around.