MD80 crew found cleared taxi route blocked by another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	404580
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	404580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing across runway 35L at taxiway ej, we told ground control that we were entering the ramp straight ahead, only to find another aircraft blocking the entrance. We proceeded northbound for one entry spot and then turned in. A B727 was turning south on the same taxiway but posed no conflict. The turn was made to avoid blocking the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW FOUND CLRED TAXI RTE BLOCKED BY ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: TAXIING ACROSS RWY 35L AT TXWY EJ, WE TOLD GND CTL THAT WE WERE ENTERING THE RAMP STRAIGHT AHEAD, ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER ACFT BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE. WE PROCEEDED NBOUND FOR ONE ENTRY SPOT AND THEN TURNED IN. A B727 WAS TURNING S ON THE SAME TXWY BUT POSED NO CONFLICT. THE TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID BLOCKING THE TXWY.

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.