Narrative:

We landed on runway 22R at bos and rolled to end as instructed. We turned off at the taxiway a and were instructed to contact ground control. The captain contacted ground while I turned off my radio in order to contact our operations departure on company frequency (#2 communication). After calling operations, I made a brief cabin announcement advising our passenger to remain seated. When I returned to monitoring communication #1, we had already received our taxi instructions and I therefore missed them. We were told to taxi to our gate via taxiway a, and give way to traffic 'coming off the gate.' we were not advised what gate or where the traffic would join the taxiway. Our traffic was a jet coming off the gate behind the firehouse. As we passed the firehouse, we inadvertently taxied in front of the jet and we did not see them until we were in front of them. It was dark and the jet didn't appear to have any taxi lights on yet. The jet gave way to us and didn't appear to require heavy braking, nor did they come very close to us. The captain noticed the jet as we passed and commented that we were supposed to hold for them. We continued to the gate without further incident. I was unaware that we were supposed to hold for traffic and did not see the traffic until we passed them, as it was dark and they were hidden behind the firehouse. I was not informed when I returned to communication #1 that we were supposed to hold. Additionally, I believe ATC could have been more specific about where we should give way and where our traffic was coming from.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT FAILS TO HOLD FOR TFC AS INSTRUCTED BY GND.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 22R AT BOS AND ROLLED TO END AS INSTRUCTED. WE TURNED OFF AT THE TXWY A AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT GND CTL. THE CAPT CONTACTED GND WHILE I TURNED OFF MY RADIO IN ORDER TO CONTACT OUR OPS DEP ON COMPANY FREQ (#2 COM). AFTER CALLING OPS, I MADE A BRIEF CABIN ANNOUNCEMENT ADVISING OUR PAX TO REMAIN SEATED. WHEN I RETURNED TO MONITORING COM #1, WE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED OUR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND I THEREFORE MISSED THEM. WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO OUR GATE VIA TXWY A, AND GIVE WAY TO TFC 'COMING OFF THE GATE.' WE WERE NOT ADVISED WHAT GATE OR WHERE THE TFC WOULD JOIN THE TXWY. OUR TFC WAS A JET COMING OFF THE GATE BEHIND THE FIREHOUSE. AS WE PASSED THE FIREHOUSE, WE INADVERTENTLY TAXIED IN FRONT OF THE JET AND WE DID NOT SEE THEM UNTIL WE WERE IN FRONT OF THEM. IT WAS DARK AND THE JET DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY TAXI LIGHTS ON YET. THE JET GAVE WAY TO US AND DIDN'T APPEAR TO REQUIRE HVY BRAKING, NOR DID THEY COME VERY CLOSE TO US. THE CAPT NOTICED THE JET AS WE PASSED AND COMMENTED THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HOLD FOR THEM. WE CONTINUED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I WAS UNAWARE THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HOLD FOR TFC AND DID NOT SEE THE TFC UNTIL WE PASSED THEM, AS IT WAS DARK AND THEY WERE HIDDEN BEHIND THE FIREHOUSE. I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN I RETURNED TO COM #1 THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HOLD. ADDITIONALLY, I BELIEVE ATC COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHERE WE SHOULD GIVE WAY AND WHERE OUR TFC WAS COMING FROM.

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.