Taxi route clearance disputed at foreign airport.

Attributes
ACN	478190
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	478190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	478189
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On taxi in at gdl ground told us to enter taxiway B and to the ramp. After turning into the ramp an air carrier pushed back with a 90 degree turn. They were still hooked to the tug, so I taxied around them to the gate. Wingtip clearance was not a factor. No ground equipment was on the ramp and we were the only 2 aircraft there. As I was leaving gdl agent told us ground called operations and wanted our names. It was not unsafe and there was more room than at XXX. There was no give way instructions nor hold position instructions, nothing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI RTE CLRNC DISPUTED AT FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN AT GDL GND TOLD US TO ENTER TXWY B AND TO THE RAMP. AFTER TURNING INTO THE RAMP AN ACR PUSHED BACK WITH A 90 DEG TURN. THEY WERE STILL HOOKED TO THE TUG, SO I TAXIED AROUND THEM TO THE GATE. WINGTIP CLRNC WAS NOT A FACTOR. NO GND EQUIP WAS ON THE RAMP AND WE WERE THE ONLY 2 ACFT THERE. AS I WAS LEAVING GDL AGENT TOLD US GND CALLED OPS AND WANTED OUR NAMES. IT WAS NOT UNSAFE AND THERE WAS MORE ROOM THAN AT XXX. THERE WAS NO GIVE WAY INSTRUCTIONS NOR HOLD POS INSTRUCTIONS, NOTHING.

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.