Narrative:

Atl to bru. After an 8 hour flight and an uneventful landing at ebbr on runway 25R, we cleared the runway and we were issued taxi instructions to taxi to spot (jetway) via the inner taxiway (which paralleled runway 25R). The controller was speaking in 2 different languages to various aircraft and we (the captain, myself and the relief first officer) thought we heard to take taxiway M to the ramp. Upon approaching taxiway M, there were 3 aircraft in front of us ready to take off on runway 25R and on the inner taxiway past taxiway M to the right was an air carrier B767 under tow, so a right turn into the commuter apron leading to taxiway M made sense. Upon turning we noticed that taxiway M (200 ft in front of us, narrow and asphalt) did not look adequate (which our commercial chart verified for B737-400 or less gross weight only). Ground asked us to stop and could we make a left 180 degree turn back to the inner. A dash 8 aircraft was 100 ft to our right and a curb was 200 ft to our left. We asked for marshallers and wing walkers and started #2 engine again for the turn. We signaled 2 individuals near the dash 8 to check our wingtip clearance and followed the marshaller's signals 200 ft in front of our aircraft. The relief first officer was stationed in the right window to observe wing walker's signals and wingtip clearance. Approximately 1/2 way through the turn, the captain stopped the aircraft as he was unsure if the nosewheel would clear the curb 80 ft in front of us. We asked for a tug when the marshaller signaled we had clearance and to continue the turn. Power was added with the dash 8 approximately 100 ft behind us. I mentioned to the captain to limit his power as the aircraft/personnel might be behind us. The turn was made, a taxi was accomplished to the gate. We later heard that a wing walker may have injured his hand (could not confirm). The captain was asked to fill out a report of this occurrence for the airport manager. Tower personnel were present at this meeting. He stated that there was no damage to the dash 8 and the wing walker was fine and 'back on the job.' (captain related.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC RECEIVED CONFUSING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT A FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: ATL TO BRU. AFTER AN 8 HR FLT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT EBBR ON RWY 25R, WE CLRED THE RWY AND WE WERE ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO SPOT (JETWAY) VIA THE INNER TXWY (WHICH PARALLELED RWY 25R). THE CTLR WAS SPEAKING IN 2 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO VARIOUS ACFT AND WE (THE CAPT, MYSELF AND THE RELIEF FO) THOUGHT WE HEARD TO TAKE TXWY M TO THE RAMP. UPON APCHING TXWY M, THERE WERE 3 ACFT IN FRONT OF US READY TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 25R AND ON THE INNER TXWY PAST TXWY M TO THE R WAS AN ACR B767 UNDER TOW, SO A R TURN INTO THE COMMUTER APRON LEADING TO TXWY M MADE SENSE. UPON TURNING WE NOTICED THAT TXWY M (200 FT IN FRONT OF US, NARROW AND ASPHALT) DID NOT LOOK ADEQUATE (WHICH OUR COMMERCIAL CHART VERIFIED FOR B737-400 OR LESS GROSS WT ONLY). GND ASKED US TO STOP AND COULD WE MAKE A L 180 DEG TURN BACK TO THE INNER. A DASH 8 ACFT WAS 100 FT TO OUR R AND A CURB WAS 200 FT TO OUR L. WE ASKED FOR MARSHALLERS AND WING WALKERS AND STARTED #2 ENG AGAIN FOR THE TURN. WE SIGNALED 2 INDIVIDUALS NEAR THE DASH 8 TO CHK OUR WINGTIP CLRNC AND FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER'S SIGNALS 200 FT IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. THE RELIEF FO WAS STATIONED IN THE R WINDOW TO OBSERVE WING WALKER'S SIGNALS AND WINGTIP CLRNC. APPROX 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT AS HE WAS UNSURE IF THE NOSEWHEEL WOULD CLR THE CURB 80 FT IN FRONT OF US. WE ASKED FOR A TUG WHEN THE MARSHALLER SIGNALED WE HAD CLRNC AND TO CONTINUE THE TURN. PWR WAS ADDED WITH THE DASH 8 APPROX 100 FT BEHIND US. I MENTIONED TO THE CAPT TO LIMIT HIS PWR AS THE ACFT/PERSONNEL MIGHT BE BEHIND US. THE TURN WAS MADE, A TAXI WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO THE GATE. WE LATER HEARD THAT A WING WALKER MAY HAVE INJURED HIS HAND (COULD NOT CONFIRM). THE CAPT WAS ASKED TO FILL OUT A RPT OF THIS OCCURRENCE FOR THE ARPT MGR. TWR PERSONNEL WERE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE DASH 8 AND THE WING WALKER WAS FINE AND 'BACK ON THE JOB.' (CAPT RELATED.)

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.