A B757 has to stop abruptly to avoid conflicting traffic while taxiing, resulting in a flight attend...

Attributes
ACN	524780
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	524780
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe excursion : taxiway
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

First leg on an IOE for a new captain to the B757 fleet. The check pilot acting as first officer received taxi clearance out of gate. Did not receive any other instructions or TA's and observed no other aircraft on frequency and very little to no activity on the ramp. Upon completion of the initial turn out and established on a 45 degree intercept to taxiway, the check pilot first officer saw a turboprop appear at his 2 O'clock position on taxiway turning towards another taxiway to avoid us. The first officer said 'hold it' and the captain hit the brakes. Because of the light gross weight, the airplane stopped immediately. Questioned ramp controller who said something like 'er, ahhh, I don't know, stand by.' switched to ground controller, continued taxi, checked with flight attendants for injuries who said ok at this time. Later at cruise, the #1 flight attendant advised one flight attendant had injured her arm, was not working, and would call in sick upon arrival at destination. Advised dispatch and flight manager re-injured flight attendant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 HAS TO STOP ABRUPTLY TO AVOID CONFLICTING TFC WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN A FLT ATTENDANT INJURY.

Narrative: FIRST LEG ON AN IOE FOR A NEW CAPT TO THE B757 FLEET. THE CHK PLT ACTING AS FO RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC OUT OF GATE. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS OR TA'S AND OBSERVED NO OTHER ACFT ON FREQ AND VERY LITTLE TO NO ACTIVITY ON THE RAMP. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL TURN OUT AND ESTABLISHED ON A 45 DEG INTERCEPT TO TXWY, THE CHK PLT FO SAW A TURBOPROP APPEAR AT HIS 2 O'CLOCK POS ON TXWY TURNING TOWARDS ANOTHER TXWY TO AVOID US. THE FO SAID 'HOLD IT' AND THE CAPT HIT THE BRAKES. BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT GROSS WT, THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. QUESTIONED RAMP CTLR WHO SAID SOMETHING LIKE 'ER, AHHH, I DON'T KNOW, STAND BY.' SWITCHED TO GND CTLR, CONTINUED TAXI, CHKED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS FOR INJURIES WHO SAID OK AT THIS TIME. LATER AT CRUISE, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ONE FLT ATTENDANT HAD INJURED HER ARM, WAS NOT WORKING, AND WOULD CALL IN SICK UPON ARR AT DEST. ADVISED DISPATCH AND FLT MGR RE-INJURED FLT ATTENDANT.

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.

A B757 has to stop abruptly to avoid conflicting traffic while taxiing, resulting in a flight attendant injury.