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B737-800 flight crew reported clearance was tight while passing another aircraft taxiing into the alley gate. The reporter stated that in the future he would wait for the other aircraft to clear the area before proceeding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1392005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PDX.Airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 214 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
When taxiing to [a] gate that is in the alley; we were advised by ATC that there was an aircraft pushed back into the alley. They asked if we had room to get into the gate; and we told them that we did. We were cleared to taxi into the gate and he advised the aircraft under tow to allow us in. I approached the gate at an angle to increase the distance between my left wing and the other aircraft. The first officer said that I had good clearance on the right side of the aircraft and I continued to watch the left wing. As I got closer I noticed that the other aircraft was very slowly moving forward which decreased the distance between us. While the distance was starting to get closer than I would have liked; I continued to the gate. I believe that I had about 30 feet of wing clearance and arrived at the gate without incident.I didn't like the uncomfortable feeling of being that close to another aircraft and in the future I will just stop and let the other aircraft taxi out before I continue to the gate. I believe that the tug driver should have stopped as I was taxiing in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 flight crew reported clearance was tight while passing another aircraft taxiing into the alley gate. The reporter stated that in the future he would wait for the other aircraft to clear the area before proceeding.
Narrative: When taxiing to [a] gate that is in the alley; we were advised by ATC that there was an aircraft pushed back into the alley. They asked if we had room to get into the gate; and we told them that we did. We were cleared to taxi into the gate and he advised the aircraft under tow to allow us in. I approached the gate at an angle to increase the distance between my left wing and the other aircraft. The FO said that I had good clearance on the right side of the aircraft and I continued to watch the left wing. As I got closer I noticed that the other aircraft was very slowly moving forward which decreased the distance between us. While the distance was starting to get closer than I would have liked; I continued to the gate. I believe that I had about 30 feet of wing clearance and arrived at the gate without incident.I didn't like the uncomfortable feeling of being that close to another aircraft and in the future I will just stop and let the other aircraft taxi out before I continue to the gate. I believe that the tug driver should have stopped as I was taxiing in.
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.