Air carrier flight crew stop on icy taxiway and ask for tug due to conditions.

Attributes
ACN	498690
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pae.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	498690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

After landing runway 4R at jfk, we taxied via taxiway fb, taxiway za, taxiway C, taxiway west and were to turn on taxiway B to taxi to taxiway va to the ramp. While we were turning onto taxiway B, the aircraft started to slide on the ice. I came to a complete stop so as to not leave the prepared surface of the taxiway and we called for a tug to take us to the gate as I was unsure of my ability to continue without leaving the taxiway. A tug arrived, pushed us back slightly and towed us to the gate. At no time did the aircraft leave the designated prepared surface of the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC STOP ON ICY TXWY AND ASK FOR TUG DUE TO CONDITIONS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 4R AT JFK, WE TAXIED VIA TXWY FB, TXWY ZA, TXWY C, TXWY W AND WERE TO TURN ON TXWY B TO TAXI TO TXWY VA TO THE RAMP. WHILE WE WERE TURNING ONTO TXWY B, THE ACFT STARTED TO SLIDE ON THE ICE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP SO AS TO NOT LEAVE THE PREPARED SURFACE OF THE TXWY AND WE CALLED FOR A TUG TO TAKE US TO THE GATE AS I WAS UNSURE OF MY ABILITY TO CONTINUE WITHOUT LEAVING THE TXWY. A TUG ARRIVED, PUSHED US BACK SLIGHTLY AND TOWED US TO THE GATE. AT NO TIME DID THE ACFT LEAVE THE DESIGNATED PREPARED SURFACE OF THE TXWY.

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.