Narrative:

We landed ord runway 4R and were told to exit at taxiway Q. As we were turning onto taxiway Q, tower said 'exit taxiway Q, keep the speed up, head for taxiway D, ground point 9 (121.9).' sound familiar? They almost always say that. Heading for taxiway D means through the runway 27L pad -- not unusual. I noticed an F100 in front of us which I thought was also heading for taxiway D. It was hard to see the F100. I only noticed its tail cone in our taxi light. I did not notice a beacon. As I began my transmission to ground control, it seemed that the F100 wasn't moving. The captain slowed the airplane and avoided the F100 to the right -- it had been slightly to our left. As that happened about the middle of my transmission, I noticed a regional jet eastbound on taxiway D with no taxi light. As we were almost abeam the F100, the rj made a sharp right turn towards us. I cut off my transmission, pointed out the rj to the captain, and prepared to apply the brakes. The captain said he saw it and slowed the airplane to a crawl. The rj stopped at about our 2 O'clock position and then turned on its taxi light. Ground control had answered us during that time, but I didn't hear a word of it due to my discussions with the captain and avoiding the other planes. Unable to turn left or right, there was sufficient room to taxi between the aircraft and that is what the captain did. Ground control was rapidly giving instructions to other aircraft (as usual). I then noticed another aircraft parked on the other side of the F100, and it became obvious that the runway 27L pad was being used for parking. At that same time, I heard ground control giving instructions to the aircraft that landed behind us to take taxiway M to taxiway M5 avoiding the runway 27L pad. I told ground our position on taxiway D and requested instructions. I had to confirm our position to him, and then he gave us instructions. He was also confused about other aircraft position and types around us (near taxiway D and taxiway M5). From there we parked uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A-320 CREW HAD CONFLICTS WITH 2 OTHER ACFT WHILE BEING CTLED BY ORD GND CTL.

Narrative: WE LANDED ORD RWY 4R AND WERE TOLD TO EXIT AT TXWY Q. AS WE WERE TURNING ONTO TXWY Q, TWR SAID 'EXIT TXWY Q, KEEP THE SPD UP, HEAD FOR TXWY D, GND POINT 9 (121.9).' SOUND FAMILIAR? THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SAY THAT. HDG FOR TXWY D MEANS THROUGH THE RWY 27L PAD -- NOT UNUSUAL. I NOTICED AN F100 IN FRONT OF US WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ALSO HEADING FOR TXWY D. IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE F100. I ONLY NOTICED ITS TAIL CONE IN OUR TAXI LIGHT. I DID NOT NOTICE A BEACON. AS I BEGAN MY XMISSION TO GND CTL, IT SEEMED THAT THE F100 WASN'T MOVING. THE CAPT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE AND AVOIDED THE F100 TO THE R -- IT HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY TO OUR L. AS THAT HAPPENED ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF MY XMISSION, I NOTICED A REGIONAL JET EBOUND ON TXWY D WITH NO TAXI LIGHT. AS WE WERE ALMOST ABEAM THE F100, THE RJ MADE A SHARP R TURN TOWARDS US. I CUT OFF MY XMISSION, POINTED OUT THE RJ TO THE CAPT, AND PREPARED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAPT SAID HE SAW IT AND SLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO A CRAWL. THE RJ STOPPED AT ABOUT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS AND THEN TURNED ON ITS TAXI LIGHT. GND CTL HAD ANSWERED US DURING THAT TIME, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR A WORD OF IT DUE TO MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CAPT AND AVOIDING THE OTHER PLANES. UNABLE TO TURN L OR R, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO TAXI BTWN THE ACFT AND THAT IS WHAT THE CAPT DID. GND CTL WAS RAPIDLY GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO OTHER ACFT (AS USUAL). I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE F100, AND IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE RWY 27L PAD WAS BEING USED FOR PARKING. AT THAT SAME TIME, I HEARD GND CTL GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ACFT THAT LANDED BEHIND US TO TAKE TXWY M TO TXWY M5 AVOIDING THE RWY 27L PAD. I TOLD GND OUR POS ON TXWY D AND REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS. I HAD TO CONFIRM OUR POS TO HIM, AND THEN HE GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS. HE WAS ALSO CONFUSED ABOUT OTHER ACFT POS AND TYPES AROUND US (NEAR TXWY D AND TXWY M5). FROM THERE WE PARKED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.