Narrative:

Normal taxi out. Approaching the runway 1's; tower asked if we could accept runway 1L. We responded we probably could; ran the numbers; determined we had the performance and reprogrammed the FMGC. We then were cleared onto runway 1L position and hold. Once in position; I checked with the first officer to make sure he was caught up and we were indeed ready -- that was affirmative. I rechked the performance data; flap position; and heading/altitude on the FCU. All correct. I looked up to see another carrier slowly rolling through the intersection on runway 28. As they finally cleared; tower gave us 'cleared for takeoff;' I turned on the appropriate lights; turned off the brake and pushed up the power. The power levers clicked into the toga detent. I verified the EPR; and announced the FMA's. As I focused down the end of runway 1L; I saw aircraft Y nose come into view. I determined he would clear runway 1L in a couple seconds. I heard tower on the radio 'oh (something) -- aircraft X.' I responded; 'we have Y' and continued the roll. I estimate that aircraft Y cleared runway 1L as we accelerated through 60 KTS; and determined continuing the takeoff as the safest course of action. We probably didn't get any closer than 3000 ft before he vacated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RWY 1L DEP FROM SFO DESCRIBED CONFLICT EVENT WHEN RWY 28L ARR CROSSED INTXN; ELECTED TO CONTINUE TKOF; OPERROR RECORDED.

Narrative: NORMAL TAXI OUT. APCHING THE RWY 1'S; TWR ASKED IF WE COULD ACCEPT RWY 1L. WE RESPONDED WE PROBABLY COULD; RAN THE NUMBERS; DETERMINED WE HAD THE PERFORMANCE AND REPROGRAMMED THE FMGC. WE THEN WERE CLRED ONTO RWY 1L POS AND HOLD. ONCE IN POS; I CHKED WITH THE FO TO MAKE SURE HE WAS CAUGHT UP AND WE WERE INDEED READY -- THAT WAS AFFIRMATIVE. I RECHKED THE PERFORMANCE DATA; FLAP POS; AND HDG/ALT ON THE FCU. ALL CORRECT. I LOOKED UP TO SEE ANOTHER CARRIER SLOWLY ROLLING THROUGH THE INTXN ON RWY 28. AS THEY FINALLY CLRED; TWR GAVE US 'CLRED FOR TKOF;' I TURNED ON THE APPROPRIATE LIGHTS; TURNED OFF THE BRAKE AND PUSHED UP THE PWR. THE PWR LEVERS CLICKED INTO THE TOGA DETENT. I VERIFIED THE EPR; AND ANNOUNCED THE FMA'S. AS I FOCUSED DOWN THE END OF RWY 1L; I SAW ACFT Y NOSE COME INTO VIEW. I DETERMINED HE WOULD CLR RWY 1L IN A COUPLE SECONDS. I HEARD TWR ON THE RADIO 'OH (SOMETHING) -- ACFT X.' I RESPONDED; 'WE HAVE Y' AND CONTINUED THE ROLL. I ESTIMATE THAT ACFT Y CLRED RWY 1L AS WE ACCELERATED THROUGH 60 KTS; AND DETERMINED CONTINUING THE TKOF AS THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. WE PROBABLY DIDN'T GET ANY CLOSER THAN 3000 FT BEFORE HE VACATED.

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.