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A321 captain reports a near collision with a regional jet at the A6 and J taxiway intersection. Last second detection by the A321 first officer may have prevented a collision. Ground control had instructed the regional jet to follow the A321.

Attributes
ACN	1202644
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical

Narrative:

After landing on 27L; taxiing in eastbound on B approaching A6; an rj on J almost hit us as it approached A6 from our 5 o'clock position. It didn't even slow as we converged. I could not see it from that direction and was unaware of its proximity until the first officer said 'stop! This guy is close!'. It passed by about 10 feet by our starboard bow. Queried ground control and was told the rj was supposed to follow us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 Captain reports a near collision with a Regional Jet at the A6 and J Taxiway intersection. Last second detection by the A321 First Officer may have prevented a collision. Ground Control had instructed the Regional Jet to follow the A321.

Narrative: After landing on 27L; taxiing in eastbound on B approaching A6; an RJ on J almost hit us as it approached A6 from our 5 o'clock position. It didn't even slow as we converged. I could not see it from that direction and was unaware of its proximity until the F/O said 'Stop! This guy is close!'. It passed by about 10 feet by our starboard bow. Queried Ground Control and was told the RJ was supposed to follow us.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.