A B727-200 while being guided onto a taxiway struck and damaged a taxiway light.

Attributes
ACN	405226
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hpn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	405226
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing in pdx airport, ground wanted us to turn on taxiway A4 where GA was. Nearby was 2 challenger parked, making this turn too close for our aircraft. So, I made the decision not to proceed. Then, I continued to taxi to A3 and stop. We were waiting for someone to come and guide us. A gentleman came to us with a car. He gave us signals from his car. After my crew and I checked the airport commercial plate and made sure that we were legal to proceed through that taxiway, then we followed the car. Upon turning, we hit a blue taxiway light. The gentleman never advised us to stop. He came out of his car to inform us that we had hit a taxiway light. The problem was the person that was sent to guide us into the ramp never left his car. We advised the tower of what happened and they told us that they would inform airport auths. After about 45 mins no one showed up and we were released.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WHILE BEING GUIDED ONTO A TXWY STRUCK AND DAMAGED A TXWY LIGHT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN PDX ARPT, GND WANTED US TO TURN ON TXWY A4 WHERE GA WAS. NEARBY WAS 2 CHALLENGER PARKED, MAKING THIS TURN TOO CLOSE FOR OUR ACFT. SO, I MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PROCEED. THEN, I CONTINUED TO TAXI TO A3 AND STOP. WE WERE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND GUIDE US. A GENTLEMAN CAME TO US WITH A CAR. HE GAVE US SIGNALS FROM HIS CAR. AFTER MY CREW AND I CHKED THE ARPT COMMERCIAL PLATE AND MADE SURE THAT WE WERE LEGAL TO PROCEED THROUGH THAT TXWY, THEN WE FOLLOWED THE CAR. UPON TURNING, WE HIT A BLUE TXWY LIGHT. THE GENTLEMAN NEVER ADVISED US TO STOP. HE CAME OUT OF HIS CAR TO INFORM US THAT WE HAD HIT A TXWY LIGHT. THE PROB WAS THE PERSON THAT WAS SENT TO GUIDE US INTO THE RAMP NEVER LEFT HIS CAR. WE ADVISED THE TWR OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD INFORM ARPT AUTHS. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINS NO ONE SHOWED UP AND WE WERE RELEASED.

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.