Anc controller described an unauthorized runway entry event involving a foreign air carrier; noting ...

Narrative:

Air carrier Z; a B190; was on left base runway 32. Following this aircraft was air carrier Y; an SW4; also for runway 32. Air carrier X; a B747; called ready to go runway 32 @ taxiway K. I instructed air carrier X to 'hold short runway 32 at K awaiting IFR release'. I did not hear the read back because I had two (2) other frequencies transmitting at the same time. Lake hood acft requesting landing clearance and a military acft executing a missed approach runway 7R on UHF. I turned to scan my runway when I noticed that air carrier X had taxied onto runway 32. I immediately squared air carrier Y base turn and got the other aircraft off the runway and immediately cleared air carrier X for takeoff runway 32. I informed air carrier X of a possible pilot deviation and the phone number to call because I did not give the aircraft permission to luaw. After reviewing the tapes the read back sounded like air carrier X said 'all right we will wait' I am not sure what to recommend because we have changed the the way we taxi an aircraft into position and hold. We now use luaw instead of taxi into position and hold. There still seems to be a confusion with foreign aircraft and the language barrier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANC Controller described an unauthorized runway entry event involving a foreign Air Carrier; noting even though the new Line Up And Wait phraseology has been implemented; foreign aircraft were still plagued with language barrier issues.

Narrative: ACR Z; a B190; was on left base Runway 32. Following this aircraft was ACR Y; an SW4; also for Runway 32. ACR X; a B747; called ready to go Runway 32 @ Taxiway K. I instructed ACR X to 'hold short Runway 32 at K awaiting IFR release'. I did not hear the read back because I had two (2) other frequencies transmitting at the same time. Lake Hood acft requesting landing clearance and a military acft executing a missed approach Runway 7R on UHF. I turned to scan my runway when I noticed that ACR X had taxied onto Runway 32. I immediately squared ACR Y base turn and got the other aircraft off the runway and immediately cleared ACR X for takeoff Runway 32. I informed ACR X of a possible pilot deviation and the phone number to call because I did not give the aircraft permission to LUAW. After reviewing the tapes the read back sounded like ACR X said 'all right we will wait' I am not sure what to recommend because we have changed the the way we taxi an aircraft into position and hold. We now use LUAW instead of taxi into position and hold. There still seems to be a confusion with foreign aircraft and the language barrier.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	926407
Time
Date	201101
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ANC.Tower
State Reference	AK
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Merlin IV A
Flight Phase	Final Approach Descent
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Anc controller described an unauthorized runway entry event involving a foreign air carrier; noting even though the new line up and wait phraseology has been implemented; foreign aircraft were still plagued with language barrier issues.