Narrative:

After landing after an 8 hour flight, taxi instructions were given and acknowledged but foreign language to other aircraft and a busy ground controller made it hard to understand real clear the exact instructions. On the inner taxiway, we saw a B737 taxiing on taxiway M and our aircraft was going toward a B767 in opposite direction on the inner facing us (past taxiway M). The outer taxiway had aircraft that were departing runway 25R bru. My first officer stated that taxiway M was the only way to go. When we turned on taxiway M, ground called for us to stop. We did and found taxiway M not stressed for our aircraft size. Asked if we could make a 180 degree turn. We said we needed ground handling (taxi handling assistance). There was a dash 8 aircraft on our right with 2 men working on it (in some manner) and a tight turn left was requested by ground. We got a ground handler and with his help and the 2 men near the dash 8 (who showed we were clear of that aircraft) we made a 180 degree turn left. While in the turn, more than idle power was used. After shutdown at the gate, the airport authority/authorized requested a write-up as the dash 8 or one of the 2 men at the dash 8 may have been injured. While in the airport office, I was told that there was no aircraft damage and that both men were at work. My judgement was that I was being given turn signal by the ground handler and all clear by the 2 men by the dash 8 and it was clear to continue the 180 degree turn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLC FINDS THEMSELVES ON AN UNAUTH TXWY AT BRU ARPT. IN TRYING TO TURN AROUND, THE JET BLAST INJURES A FOREIGN AIRLINE MAINT PERSON.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AFTER AN 8 HR FLT, TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN AND ACKNOWLEDGED BUT FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO OTHER ACFT AND A BUSY GND CTLR MADE IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND REAL CLR THE EXACT INSTRUCTIONS. ON THE INNER TXWY, WE SAW A B737 TAXIING ON TXWY M AND OUR ACFT WAS GOING TOWARD A B767 IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE INNER FACING US (PAST TXWY M). THE OUTER TXWY HAD ACFT THAT WERE DEPARTING RWY 25R BRU. MY FO STATED THAT TXWY M WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GO. WHEN WE TURNED ON TXWY M, GND CALLED FOR US TO STOP. WE DID AND FOUND TXWY M NOT STRESSED FOR OUR ACFT SIZE. ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. WE SAID WE NEEDED GND HANDLING (TAXI HANDLING ASSISTANCE). THERE WAS A DASH 8 ACFT ON OUR R WITH 2 MEN WORKING ON IT (IN SOME MANNER) AND A TIGHT TURN L WAS REQUESTED BY GND. WE GOT A GND HANDLER AND WITH HIS HELP AND THE 2 MEN NEAR THE DASH 8 (WHO SHOWED WE WERE CLR OF THAT ACFT) WE MADE A 180 DEG TURN L. WHILE IN THE TURN, MORE THAN IDLE PWR WAS USED. AFTER SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE, THE ARPT AUTH REQUESTED A WRITE-UP AS THE DASH 8 OR ONE OF THE 2 MEN AT THE DASH 8 MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. WHILE IN THE ARPT OFFICE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ACFT DAMAGE AND THAT BOTH MEN WERE AT WORK. MY JUDGEMENT WAS THAT I WAS BEING GIVEN TURN SIGNAL BY THE GND HANDLER AND ALL CLR BY THE 2 MEN BY THE DASH 8 AND IT WAS CLR TO CONTINUE THE 180 DEG TURN.

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.