Air carrier-medium large transport responded to takeoff clearance intended for other air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	88108
Time
Date	198805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1915
ASRS Report	88108
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	88248
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

Mci tower was very busy with takeoffs on both runway 19 and runway 9. We taxied to runway, called ready, and #1 to go. We heard someone cleared to takeoff runway 9. My copilot read back air carrier xyz, cleared to takeoff. After takeoff tower said company ggx heading 060 degrees contact departure. Copilot read back xyz heading 060 degrees. Tower said we weren't cleared for takeoff, then asked who was #1 for runway 9. Reply was company ggx. It appears ground is not keeping track of ground traffic and needs a better system to not cause tower to have this confusion. Supplemental information from acn 88248: we were cleared to runway 9. At taxiway C-8, I advised tower that air carrier xyz was #1 for runway 9. Tower stated 'air carrier xyz, you're cleared for takeoff.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR-MLG RESPONDED TO TKOF CLRNC INTENDED FOR OTHER ACR.

Narrative: MCI TWR WAS VERY BUSY WITH TKOFS ON BOTH RWY 19 AND RWY 9. WE TAXIED TO RWY, CALLED READY, AND #1 TO GO. WE HEARD SOMEONE CLRED TO TKOF RWY 9. MY COPLT READ BACK ACR XYZ, CLRED TO TKOF. AFTER TKOF TWR SAID COMPANY GGX HDG 060 DEGS CONTACT DEP. COPLT READ BACK XYZ HDG 060 DEGS. TWR SAID WE WEREN'T CLRED FOR TKOF, THEN ASKED WHO WAS #1 FOR RWY 9. REPLY WAS COMPANY GGX. IT APPEARS GND IS NOT KEEPING TRACK OF GND TFC AND NEEDS A BETTER SYS TO NOT CAUSE TWR TO HAVE THIS CONFUSION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 88248: WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 9. AT TXWY C-8, I ADVISED TWR THAT ACR XYZ WAS #1 FOR RWY 9. TWR STATED 'ACR XYZ, YOU'RE CLRED FOR TKOF.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.