Narrative:

Landed on runway 25L at lax. Exited runway at high-speed A7, but had to stop quickly with tail of aircraft (DC10) still over runway because there was a B747 airline, cargo, taxiing east on taxiway a and definitely in the way. Lax tower did not warn us he was there and he was not using a taxi light (probably trying to be polite). The B747 was a dark color on a very dark section of the airport. If it had been raining, we might not have seen it in time to avoid collision with his wingtip. After the B747 had passed, tower asked us to expedite clearing the runway because of an aircraft on short final. We did so, but a DC10 is not a sports car! Problems noted: 1) was lax ground talking to lax tower? Seems either the B747 should have been asked to yield to traffic exiting runway, or we should have been instructed to proceed to taxiway north. 2) the B747 was a dark color on a dark section of the airport. Should have had taxi light on, or, if it was inoperative, some other lighting. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the air carrier flight safety investigated the captain's report. She supplied the following report. Here's the company's response to my report of feb. ATC did not coordinate among themselves and the controller working runway 25L, was not aware of the freighter taxiing up the parallel taxiway. The ground controller was not aware of us landing on runway 25L and thus no traffic was exchanged between anyone. ATC was in error in this event and is reviewing what happened with the controller. ATC had no problems with our actions and commends the crew for being particularly heads-up in this case.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10-30 CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO CLR RWY 25L AT TXWY A7 AT LAX BECAUSE A B747 WAS TAXIING E ON TXWY A. ACFT CLRED EACH OTHER BY APPROX 40 FT.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 25L AT LAX. EXITED RWY AT HIGH-SPD A7, BUT HAD TO STOP QUICKLY WITH TAIL OF ACFT (DC10) STILL OVER RWY BECAUSE THERE WAS A B747 AIRLINE, CARGO, TAXIING E ON TXWY A AND DEFINITELY IN THE WAY. LAX TWR DID NOT WARN US HE WAS THERE AND HE WAS NOT USING A TAXI LIGHT (PROBABLY TRYING TO BE POLITE). THE B747 WAS A DARK COLOR ON A VERY DARK SECTION OF THE ARPT. IF IT HAD BEEN RAINING, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN IT IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH HIS WINGTIP. AFTER THE B747 HAD PASSED, TWR ASKED US TO EXPEDITE CLRING THE RWY BECAUSE OF AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. WE DID SO, BUT A DC10 IS NOT A SPORTS CAR! PROBS NOTED: 1) WAS LAX GND TALKING TO LAX TWR? SEEMS EITHER THE B747 SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED TO YIELD TO TFC EXITING RWY, OR WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED TO TXWY N. 2) THE B747 WAS A DARK COLOR ON A DARK SECTION OF THE ARPT. SHOULD HAVE HAD TAXI LIGHT ON, OR, IF IT WAS INOP, SOME OTHER LIGHTING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE ACR FLT SAFETY INVESTIGATED THE CAPT'S RPT. SHE SUPPLIED THE FOLLOWING RPT. HERE'S THE COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO MY RPT OF FEB. ATC DID NOT COORDINATE AMONG THEMSELVES AND THE CTLR WORKING RWY 25L, WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FREIGHTER TAXIING UP THE PARALLEL TXWY. THE GND CTLR WAS NOT AWARE OF US LNDG ON RWY 25L AND THUS NO TFC WAS EXCHANGED BTWN ANYONE. ATC WAS IN ERROR IN THIS EVENT AND IS REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CTLR. ATC HAD NO PROBS WITH OUR ACTIONS AND COMMENDS THE CREW FOR BEING PARTICULARLY HEADS-UP IN THIS CASE.

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.