Narrative:

ATC facility: mia ground. On turn in to gate run-in line, both wing walkers were not in position to observe the wings, stopped aircraft to await their attention. After several mins, one wing walker on the left side of the aircraft got in position to observe the aircraft and traffic -- the other did not. A ramp person drove out and plugged into the aircraft with a headset and asked what we needed. The captain stated that we needed the wing walkers to observe the wings. He left and relayed the message. The right wing walker continued to not observe. Instead, he faced the terminal and juggled his batons. Meanwhile, ground control wanted to know what the problem was as traffic began to back up on the inner taxiway, which we were blocking. There were many vehicles immediately to our left and right. Another ramp person drove out on a tug, the captain repeated the need for the wing walkers to observe the traffic and aircraft before we could move. He then relayed the message to the parking crew, and finally the right wing walker faced the aircraft and traffic. We proceeded and parked. As we taxied closer, the right wing walker was laughing and at least twice turned his back on the aircraft. Each time we had to stop until he decided to observe the aircraft and traffic. By the way, earlier he was also sitting on the wands with his back to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING B727 AT MIA RPTS UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF WING WALKER WHILE TAXIING TO GATE.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: MIA GND. ON TURN IN TO GATE RUN-IN LINE, BOTH WING WALKERS WERE NOT IN POS TO OBSERVE THE WINGS, STOPPED ACFT TO AWAIT THEIR ATTN. AFTER SEVERAL MINS, ONE WING WALKER ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT GOT IN POS TO OBSERVE THE ACFT AND TFC -- THE OTHER DID NOT. A RAMP PERSON DROVE OUT AND PLUGGED INTO THE ACFT WITH A HEADSET AND ASKED WHAT WE NEEDED. THE CAPT STATED THAT WE NEEDED THE WING WALKERS TO OBSERVE THE WINGS. HE LEFT AND RELAYED THE MESSAGE. THE R WING WALKER CONTINUED TO NOT OBSERVE. INSTEAD, HE FACED THE TERMINAL AND JUGGLED HIS BATONS. MEANWHILE, GND CTL WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROB WAS AS TFC BEGAN TO BACK UP ON THE INNER TXWY, WHICH WE WERE BLOCKING. THERE WERE MANY VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY TO OUR L AND R. ANOTHER RAMP PERSON DROVE OUT ON A TUG, THE CAPT REPEATED THE NEED FOR THE WING WALKERS TO OBSERVE THE TFC AND ACFT BEFORE WE COULD MOVE. HE THEN RELAYED THE MESSAGE TO THE PARKING CREW, AND FINALLY THE R WING WALKER FACED THE ACFT AND TFC. WE PROCEEDED AND PARKED. AS WE TAXIED CLOSER, THE R WING WALKER WAS LAUGHING AND AT LEAST TWICE TURNED HIS BACK ON THE ACFT. EACH TIME WE HAD TO STOP UNTIL HE DECIDED TO OBSERVE THE ACFT AND TFC. BY THE WAY, EARLIER HE WAS ALSO SITTING ON THE WANDS WITH HIS BACK TO THE ACFT.

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.