An air carrier md-80 had to take evasive action go around to avoid taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	268163
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	268163
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While at 800 ft AGL on the final approach to runway 9R at ord, tower suddenly cleared a 747 that was holding short of 9R to cross left to right across the runway. My first officer and I prepared first officer a go around as we knew that the 747 was unlikely to clear the runway in time. At 200 ft AGL, the 747 was still half-way across our runway so we had to execute the go around. Tower should have known better than to expect a widebody transport jet to be able to cross a runway that quickly with another aircraft on short final. If I had been the pilot of the 747, I would never have accepted the crossing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD-80 HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION GAR TO AVOID TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: WHILE AT 800 FT AGL ON THE FINAL APCH TO RWY 9R AT ORD, TWR SUDDENLY CLRED A 747 THAT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF 9R TO CROSS L TO R ACROSS THE RWY. MY FO AND I PREPARED FO A GAR AS WE KNEW THAT THE 747 WAS UNLIKELY TO CLR THE RWY IN TIME. AT 200 FT AGL, THE 747 WAS STILL HALF-WAY ACROSS OUR RWY SO WE HAD TO EXECUTE THE GAR. TWR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO EXPECT A WDB JET TO BE ABLE TO CROSS A RWY THAT QUICKLY WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. IF I HAD BEEN THE PLT OF THE 747, I WOULD NEVER HAVE ACCEPTED THE XING CLRNC.

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