A320 airbus flight crew, while taxiing, stops abruptly to avoid collision with another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	563339
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 93
ASRS Report	563339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were on taxiway B headed to runway 22L, a B737 came off runway 14R onto taxiway F crossing our path. Appeared B737 turned off lights exiting runway 14R. We saw a black aircraft with a green wing light. Initiated emergency stop. Had no call from ground before or after incident. Told passenger of problem and continued taxi to runway 22L. Estimated stop distance was 30-40 ft prior to B737 wingtip. After landing at pvd, was told flight attendant had re-injured an old back problem. He worked back to ord next day and left the identify.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 AIRBUS FLC, WHILE TAXIING, STOPS ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE ON TXWY B HEADED TO RWY 22L, A B737 CAME OFF RWY 14R ONTO TXWY F XING OUR PATH. APPEARED B737 TURNED OFF LIGHTS EXITING RWY 14R. WE SAW A BLACK ACFT WITH A GREEN WING LIGHT. INITIATED EMER STOP. HAD NO CALL FROM GND BEFORE OR AFTER INCIDENT. TOLD PAX OF PROB AND CONTINUED TAXI TO RWY 22L. ESTIMATED STOP DISTANCE WAS 30-40 FT PRIOR TO B737 WINGTIP. AFTER LNDG AT PVD, WAS TOLD FLT ATTENDANT HAD RE-INJURED AN OLD BACK PROB. HE WORKED BACK TO ORD NEXT DAY AND LEFT THE IDENT.

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.